About Jennifer
Jennifer Kirkpatrick is a licensed professional counselor based in Ohio who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and mood concerns. She also supports those coping with relationship strain, parenting stress, grief, and life transitions. Jennifer brings seven years of clinical experience to her work and uses practical methods to help clients make meaningful changes.
Her style is warm and straightforward. She focuses on building a trusting, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through problems and set clear goals.
Background and approach
Sessions emphasize listening first, then working together on small, manageable steps. Jennifer often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns. She pairs this with client-centered approaches that follow each person’s pace and priorities.
She also draws on mindfulness practices to help people manage strong emotions in the moment. For relationship concerns she applies elements of the Gottman Method to improve communication and reduce conflict. Motivational interviewing is used when someone needs help finding their own reasons to change or to increase momentum toward goals.
Jennifer explains therapy in plain terms and creates individualized plans for each person. She welcomes questions about how sessions will run and what to expect. People meet by phone, video call, live chat, or text messaging depending on what fits their routine.
Her credentials include LPC and LPCC. Sessions are offered in English and reflect her experience working with anxiety, trauma, mood disorders, and related concerns.
Online approaches that meet you where you are
Jennifer frequently uses cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered therapy in online sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thought patterns and builds practical strategies to change behaviors and mood; it is often useful for anxiety, panic, and mood difficulties. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and meeting the person’s priorities so goals come from the client rather than being imposed by the therapist.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs and preferences. That might mean combining CBT tools with mindfulness practices or focusing first on motivation and small steps using motivational interviewing.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging support quick touch-ins, ongoing tracking, or when writing feels more comfortable than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules while keeping the focus on progress and practical tools.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Michigan, Ohio
- Languages
- English
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