About Jennifer
Jennifer Schlegel, LPC, helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and effects of trauma and abuse. She writes and speaks plainly, and aims to make the first step feel manageable for someone worried about starting therapy. She has 22 years of experience and holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential.
Jennifer works from a present-focused perspective and keeps sessions centered on what is happening now. She encourages an open space where clients can share thoughts and feelings without judgment.
Background and approach
Her approach blends practical skills with acceptance-based ideas. Jennifer uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to notice and change unhelpful thinking. She also incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness skills to help people live in line with what matters to them.
In sessions she may teach emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills drawn from dialectical behavior therapy. These tools are useful for managing strong feelings like anger, panic, or overwhelm. She also addresses specific concerns such as hoarding, body-focused repetitive behaviors, obsessive thinking, phobias, and social anxiety.
Jennifer offers phone, chat, and messaging formats and sometimes schedules live sessions in early morning hours. Getting started begins with a short questionnaire and scheduling step. She aims to match the pace and methods to each person’s needs so they can build steady progress over time.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It encourages choosing actions that match personal values, which can reduce avoidance and increase meaningful activity. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches specific skills to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, panic, phobias, and mood concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers concrete emotion-regulation and distress-tolerance skills to manage intense feelings and reduce impulsive reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jennifer collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She typically blends techniques so sessions focus on the most useful skills at any given time, and she checks in regularly to adjust the plan.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people practice skills while talking face to face. Phone sessions can be a shorter check-in or an option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging support ongoing coaching, brief check-ins, or reminders between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into morning routines or a busy schedule.
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What this therapist works with
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- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
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- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia
- Languages
- English
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