About Jennifer
Jennifer Schlegel is a licensed professional counselor with 22 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and the effects of trauma and abuse. She offers straightforward, present-focused care and aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable for worried parents and busy adults alike.
She uses simple, clear techniques that help people notice what matters to them and take small, practical steps forward.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on the here and now, building skills to manage strong feelings and reduce distressing behaviors. Jennifer emphasizes a nonjudgmental space where clients can speak freely. Her work includes attention to obsessive-compulsive concerns, panic attacks, phobias, trichotillomania, hoarding, body image, and mood disorders.
She often blends mindfulness tools with behavior-focused strategies to help people reduce avoidance and increase valued action. Conversations are practical and goal-oriented, with room for emotional processing. Jennifer offers phone, live chat, and messaging formats, and she commonly schedules early morning sessions.
She holds LPC credentials as a Licensed Professional Counselor and practices with clients in Pennsylvania. Getting started is broken into clear steps so it feels less overwhelming. Jennifer helps people set small, achievable goals and tracks progress over time, adjusting the plan to match each person's needs and daily life.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, helps people clarify their values and take small steps toward a meaningful life even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and motivation problems. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and trying out new behaviors to reduce symptoms like panic, compulsions, and social fear. It gives concrete tools people can practice between sessions.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, and then try strategies together to find the best fit. Plans are adjusted as progress is tracked, so the work is tailored to each person’s needs.
Online formats let people fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls make it possible to have full sessions from a convenient location, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins, and live chat or text-based messaging can be used for quick support or ongoing check-ins between sessions. These options increase flexibility and make it easier to maintain continuity of care while using ACT and CBT tools in daily life.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia
- Languages
- English