About Jennifer
Jennifer Stephens is a licensed professional counselor with 22 years of experience supporting people through hard emotional moments. She focuses on common struggles like depression, anxiety, addiction, low self-esteem, and relationship problems. Her style is warm and direct, aimed at helping people find workable steps forward.
She uses practical therapy methods that help individuals notice patterns and change unhelpful habits. Sessions often include clear strategies for managing mood, reducing stress, and improving communication.
Background and approach
She also helps people facing grief, trauma, and identity-related concerns. Jennifer pays attention to each person's story and values. She often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients set goals and try new behaviors.
Narrative and mindfulness approaches are also part of her toolbox when exploring difficult memories or building present-moment skills. With experience across substance use concerns and mood disorders, she helps people sort through addiction-related issues and co-occurring conditions. Parents and people juggling big life changes can expect help with coping skills and clearer decision-making.
Work on intimacy, boundaries, and commitment issues is planned in steps that feel manageable. Sessions are offered in English and take place online by video, phone, chat, or text. Jennifer holds Alabama and Oregon licenses as a licensed professional counselor.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire is used to pair people with the right therapist and schedule sessions.
Therapeutic approaches for online support
Many sessions use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, then take values-based action. This approach can be useful for anxiety, depression, addiction, and life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is also commonly used to identify unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors. It works well for mood concerns, stress, and problems with coping skills. Client-Centered Therapy provides a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the client's own goals lead the work and the therapist follows their pace.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and then try methods that fit. That collaborative process means strategies can be adjusted as needs change over time.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief check-ins, shorter check-ins during a busy day, or continuing work between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Alabama, Nevada, Oregon, Texas
- Languages
- English