Jennifer Stevens, LCPC, LPC

Jennifer Stevens is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor with 16 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and trauma and abuse. Jennifer aims to help people understand what keeps them stuck and develop practical skills for everyday life.

She asks about personal history and life patterns to find what underlies symptoms. That helps her and the client see how problems show up day to day. From there she teaches tools to change behavior and respond differently to difficult feelings.

Jennifer blends approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, acceptance and commitment therapy, emotionally-focused work, and a client-centered stance. She uses those methods to address issues like grief, parenting strain, caregiver stress, and problems with communication and commitment.

Her background includes work in varied clinical settings where relational and family concerns were common. That experience informs how she helps people handle blended family issues, family of origin problems, and fatherhood or fertility-related stress.

Sessions are offered in English and conducted online in Missouri. Jennifer describes therapy as a collaborative process where practical skills and clearer understanding build over time. She welcomes questions from people exploring whether this approach might fit their needs.

How CBT, ACT, and Mindfulness work online

Jennifer uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors in daily life. CBT often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress by breaking problems into specific thoughts and actions to practice and change.

She also draws on acceptance and commitment therapy to help people focus on values and accept difficult feelings while moving toward meaningful goals. ACT can be helpful for people facing life transitions, chronic worry, or recurring avoidance. Mindfulness therapy is used to strengthen present-moment awareness and calm intense emotions, which supports work on anger, trauma symptoms, and relationship tension.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the first sessions. The therapist and client will talk about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try tools together and adjust as needed. This collaborative approach helps tailor techniques to your needs.

Online sessions offer several practical benefits. Video calls let you use visual cues and stay connected when travel is difficult. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low or a shorter conversation is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow quick check-ins, ongoing support between meetings, and flexibility for busy schedules. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, and everyday life.