Jennifer Gadberry, LPC

Jennifer Gadberry is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with more than two decades of experience in mental health. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the everyday strains of parenting and family life. Her style is warm and practical, aimed at helping clients take small, useful steps forward.

Jennifer draws on a client-centered way of working that emphasizes each person’s strengths. She uses solution-focused ideas to set clear, short-term goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques are part of her approach when addressing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

Her background includes work as a crisis counselor, roles in outpatient settings, and time as a therapist in a residential treatment center for children and teens. She has also taught psychology at the college level and often supports young adults through life transitions.

Sessions typically include practical exercises such as thought records, relaxation and mindfulness techniques, and narrative activities to reframe difficult experiences. Jennifer aims to create a nonjudgmental space where clients can be heard and start making changes they can stick with.

She practices in Missouri and brings 23 years of experience to her work. People who want straightforward, goal-oriented support with emotional issues, eating concerns, grief, trauma, or parenting challenges may find her approach useful.

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Jennifer uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; this approach often includes practical homework like thought records and behavior experiments that translate well to remote work. Client-Centered Therapy is about listening and building a trusting relationship; online sessions focus on creating a warm, nonjudgmental space even when you are not in the same room. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes small, achievable goals and steps, so sessions often end with concrete tasks to try between meetings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean blending CBT exercises with client-centered conversation and brief solution-focused planning so the path forward feels realistic and useful.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth work and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick updates, brief coaching, or when written reflection helps move a problem forward. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep momentum between sessions.