About Jennifer
Jennifer Stephens is a licensed professional counselor with 22 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people facing anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, addiction, and self-esteem concerns. Her approach is straightforward and compassionate, aimed at practical change rather than jargon.
Jennifer uses a blend of approaches to meet people where they are. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to tackle unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients clarify values and take action that matters to them.
Background and approach
Client-centered methods shape how she meets each person in the room. Sessions are built around listening, empathy, and working at a pace that feels manageable. Mindfulness tools are offered to calm racing thoughts and build steady coping skills.
Her background includes long-term work with mood disorders, trauma and abuse, and addiction recovery. She has supported people through grief, major life changes, and identity questions related to gender and sexuality. Jennifer also addresses parenting struggles, family of origin issues, and problems with communication and boundaries.
In session she focuses on small, concrete steps clients can take between meetings. Therapy may include skill practice, values-based planning, and narrative work to reframe old stories. The goal is clearer choices, improved emotional balance, and stronger connections to what matters most.
Jennifer practices in Alabama and works in English. She offers a calm, nonjudgmental space for people who want steady, practical support while navigating difficult emotions and life transitions.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Jennifer often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people identify their values and take committed steps toward them, even when anxiety or low mood get in the way. ACT focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then choosing actions that match what matters most.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and change thinking and behavior patterns that fuel stress, depression, or anger. CBT usually involves short exercises, thought records, and small behavior experiments that translate well to video or phone sessions. Client-centered work forms the foundation of her style by prioritizing empathy, active listening, and pacing that fits the client's comfort level.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before, then adjust techniques together. Clients are invited to try different methods and give feedback so the plan fits their needs.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for in-depth sessions and skill practice, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging can help with ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep momentum during life transitions.
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What this therapist 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
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