Jenn Korenchuk , PhD, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
she / her
“I believe lasting change comes from getting to the heart of the issue, not just treating the symptoms.”
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I specialize in working with teens experiencing mental health crises, trauma, thoughts of suicide, self-harm, and significant emotional distress. For more than 20 years, I have worked alongside young people and families during some of their most difficult moments — from determining what support is needed during a crisis to providing ongoing therapy that helps them understand what brought them there and what needs to change.
If your teen is struggling, you may be trying to make sense of behavior that feels frightening, confusing, or completely different from the person you know. You may be wondering how concerned you should be, whether they are safe, whether they need a higher level of care, or how to support them without making things worse. You do not need to arrive knowing the answers. My role is to help you and your teen better understand what is happening, make thoughtful decisions about safety and treatment, and support your family through the process.
Therapeutically, I primarily work with teens and their families, as well as some tweens and young adults. My expertise includes crisis and suicide risk assessment, trauma treatment, and therapy for young people with complex emotional and relational needs. I also have extensive experience providing affirming, culturally responsive care to LGBTQ+ young people and their families.
My style is warm, direct, collaborative, and curious, with humor welcomed when it fits. I don't see a young person as a collection of symptoms to manage. I want to understand the whole person — what they have experienced, what their behaviors may be helping them manage, the patterns and relationships surrounding them, and what they need in order to move forward.
My clinical approach is also informed by my work beyond the therapy room. I have supervised clinicians and counselors-in-training, provided clinical training and consultation, served as adjunct faculty at Oakland University and the University of Detroit Mercy, and currently serve on the Oakland Community Health Network Board of Directors.
My research and professional interests include suicide prevention among teens and young adults, particularly those from historically underserved and underrepresented communities; culturally responsive mental health care; improving access to high-quality care; translating evidence-based practices into real-world clinical settings; and developing clinical practices that reduce unnecessary emotional labor and support sustainable careers for mental health professionals.
Across my clinical, teaching, supervision, research, and training work, the same principle guides me:
Before we rush to respond to what we can see, we need to understand what we are responding to.
That understanding helps us make more thoughtful decisions about safety, treatment, relationships, and what comes next.
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My approach to therapy is integrative, relational, trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and grounded in curiosity. I use evidence-based practices, but I don't believe effective therapy begins with selecting an intervention. It begins with understanding the person in front of me.
When a teen is struggling, I want to understand more than the symptoms we can see. Even behaviors that are concerning or no longer helpful often developed for a reason. Understanding why something makes sense does not mean accepting a harmful behavior or leaving it unchanged. It gives us better information about what we are actually trying to treat and what may be needed in its place.
This is especially important in my work with thoughts of suicide, self-harm, trauma, and significant emotional distress. My work may begin with a comprehensive crisis and safety assessment, continue after an emergency evaluation, hospitalization, or another higher level of care, or involve outpatient treatment when symptoms and safety concerns are significant but careful assessment indicates that outpatient care can safely and appropriately meet a client's needs.
Once immediate concerns have been addressed, I want to understand what led someone to the crisis in the first place. Our work can then address the emotional, relational, traumatic, developmental, cultural, and contextual factors contributing to their distress rather than focusing only on preventing a symptom or behavior from happening again.
Coping, emotional-regulation, and safety skills can be valuable parts of treatment, and I incorporate them when they are useful. However, my practice is not primarily skills-based. My approach may be particularly helpful for teens who already know many of the strategies they are “supposed” to use but continue to struggle, or for young people and families looking for therapy that explores and treats the patterns beneath the symptoms rather than focusing primarily on symptom management.
I draw from family systems, attachment-based approaches, motivational interviewing, mindfulness, trauma-informed care, and culturally responsive practice. My advanced clinical training includes Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT), Motivational Interviewing, Parent Management Training–Oregon Model (PMTO), and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).
Families are an important part of my work. I don't expect parents and caregivers to become their teen's therapist, and I don't approach family work by looking for someone to blame. Instead, I help families understand what may be happening, strengthen communication and connection, navigate safety concerns, and identify ways of responding that support both the young person and the relationships that matter to them.
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Teens
Young Adults
Families
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Anxiety
Depression
Trauma
Self-Harm
Family Therapy
Suicidal Ideations
Crisis & Safety Assessments
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Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Attachment-Based Family Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
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$200/50-Minute Individual Therapy Session
$250/75-Minute Family Therapy Session
Paneled with
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Blue Care Network
Available in-person in Troy and online across Michigan