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Online therapist

Jennifer Stevens

Support for families and relationships

Credentials
LCPC, LPC
Experience
16 years
Licensed in
Missouri, New Jersey, Arizona
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Jennifer

Jennifer Stevens is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who focuses on family and parenting concerns along with relationship and mood issues. She helps people manage anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, grief, trauma, anger, and the everyday strain of life changes. Jennifer writes plainly and listens closely to understand what matters to each person she meets.

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She looks at patterns and family history to see how problems show up now.

Background and approach

Then she helps clients learn practical skills they can use outside sessions. The aim is clearer choices and more stable day-to-day functioning. Jennifer brings sixteen years of clinical experience to her work.

She is credentialed as LCPC and LPC - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor - with licensure details in Nevada (NV LCPC CP5652-R) and Arizona (AZ LPC LPC-22728). She practices from Missouri and conducts sessions in English. In sessions she combines mindfulness, cognitive behavioral techniques, acceptance and commitment ideas, and emotionally-focused methods.

That mix lets her address thoughts, emotions, and relationship patterns together. She adapts tools to the family or relationship context rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan. New clients start by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session.

Sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging using a subscription that can be canceled at any time. International clients are not currently accepted.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing what matters and committing to actions aligned with those values. It helps when avoidance or worry keeps someone from family roles, parenting tasks, or relationship steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thoughts and behaviors and introduces practical exercises to shift them. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and managing strong emotions in relationships. Emotionally-Focused Therapy, or EFT, centers on how emotions and attachment shape interactions, and it helps people rebuild trust and closeness with partners and family members.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist talks with each person about goals and preferences, then uses one or a mix of methods to match those needs. That collaboration lets the plan change as progress unfolds rather than sticking to a single method from the start.

Online therapy through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging makes sessions easier to fit into busy family schedules. Video allows face-to-face conversation, while phone, chat, and text provide shorter check-ins and flexible ways to practice skills between sessions. This range of formats aims to make it simpler to get support while managing everyday responsibilities.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting, relationship and intimacy concerns, anger, self esteem, ADHD, bipolar, and coping with life changes.
What is her general therapy style?
Her approach is collaborative and practical. She listens for patterns, then teaches skills to change unhelpful habits and improve relationships.
How long has she been practicing?
Jennifer has sixteen years of clinical experience working in a variety of settings with relational and mental health concerns.
What credentials and licenses does she hold and where does she practice?
She holds LCPC and LPC credentials and lists Nevada licensure NV LCPC CP5652-R and Arizona licensure AZ LPC LPC-22728. Her practice location is Missouri.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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