Tucson, Arizona
Psychology Today
Jenna Jarrold is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Arizona and a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC). She earned her Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Phoenix and has worked as a therapist in Tucson since 2011, beginning with five years at an eating disorder recovery center and going on to work in community behavioral health, residential treatment and intensive outpatient programs.
She works with teens and adults facing depression, anxiety, trauma and PTSD, eating disorders, substance use and relationship difficulties, and is an LGBTQ+-affirming therapist. Her approach is integrative, drawing on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and mindfulness. She sees clients in Tucson and online.
Jenna Jarrold has contributed to these articles
Physical Symptoms
How to Stop Anxiety Headaches
Anxiety headaches can feel like pressure, a dull ache or sharp pain. Here's why stress causes them and practical ways to make them stop.
Simple Tricks to Reduce Anxiety and Belching
Belching from anxiety usually comes from swallowing air while you breathe fast. Simple breathing changes can stop most of it, and gut care helps too.
What To Do When Anxiety Causes Leg Pain
Aching or cramping legs can be linked to anxiety, especially after panic attacks. The cause is often how you breathe, and a few changes can bring relief.
How Anxiety Can Make Your Legs Feel Like Jelly
Anxiety can make your legs feel weak, like jelly. It's caused by adrenaline and is usually temporary. Here's what helps, and when to see a doctor.
Anxiety As The Cause Of Muscle Tension
Muscle tension is one of the most common physical signs of anxiety, because stress keeps muscles contracted. See what relieves it now and prevents it.
Panic Attacks
Anxiety and the Fear of Going Crazy
Feeling like you're going crazy is a common fear with anxiety, but it rarely means you've lost touch with reality. See why it happens and what helps.
Can a Panic Attack Cause Fainting
Feeling faint is very common during panic attacks, but actual fainting is less common. Most faintness comes from breathing changes. Here's what helps.
How To Get Rid Of Panic Attacks Fast
Panic attacks feel like a medical emergency but are caused by the mind and pass. These steps can help you calm one fast and have fewer over time.
How to Tell a Panic Attack from a Heart Attack
Panic attacks and heart attacks can feel alike. See the signs that help tell them apart, and if you're unsure, call emergency services right away.
Sensations
Anxiety and the Chills: Causes, Symptoms, Connection and Safe Proven Solution
Chills are a common anxiety symptom and sometimes a sign an attack is coming. See what may cause them and simple steps that help you warm up.
Anxiety and Ringing in the Ears
Ringing in the ears, or tinnitus, has many causes, and anxiety is one of them. See how stress and tinnitus are connected and ways to ease the ringing.
Anxiety May Be Causing Your Chest Pressure
Chest pressure is a common physical sign of anxiety, often mistaken for heart trouble. Learn why it happens, how to break the worry cycle, and what helps.
Other Symptoms
How Anxiety Can Make You Gassy
Anxiety can cause gas, burping and flatulence through air swallowing and gut changes. The fix depends on the cause, and treating anxiety helps most.
Anxiety Issues and Bowel Problems
Anxiety can speed up or slow down your bowels. Here's how stress affects your gut and what helps with the bowel problems it causes.
Anxiety Causes Neurological Symptoms
Afraid your symptoms mean something wrong with your brain? Anxiety can mimic neurological problems. A doctor can rule them out; here's what's going on.
Related Medical Issues
How Anxiety Can Cause Low Blood Pressure
Anxiety is linked to high blood pressure, but it can lower it too, sometimes through hyperventilation. It's usually not serious. See the causes.
Anxiety May Be The Real Cause Of Your Arrhythmia
Anxiety can cause arrhythmia, and arrhythmia can cause anxiety. See a doctor first, then learn how the two feed each other and how to break the cycle.
More topics
How to Handle Anxiety During Perimenopause
Anxiety is common during perimenopause as hormones shift. See why it happens, how it differs from other anxiety, and ways to handle it.
Coping with Anxiety and Restlessness
Restlessness is one of the most common anxiety symptoms, making it hard to sit still, relax or sleep. Find out why it happens and how to cope.
How to Prevent Depersonalization From Anxiety
Depersonalization from anxiety can feel like floating outside yourself, and fear of it makes it worse. Learn the causes and ways to prevent it.
How to Cure Social Anxiety Outside of Therapy
Social anxiety can improve outside therapy with self-help steps like gradual exposure and changing how you think. See what works and where to start.
How Quitting Smoking Can Help You Beat Anxiety
Think cigarettes calm your nerves? Studies suggest they make anxiety worse. Here's why, and how quitting can lower anxiety over time.
How to Prevent an Anxiety Attack Before it Hits You
You can often feel an anxiety attack coming before it peaks. These strategies help you step in early and stop it from building.
How to Manage Adult Separation Anxiety
Separation anxiety isn't only for children. Adults have it too, and it's often overlooked. Here's how to recognize it and how to manage it.
