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Jennifer Milligan

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Jennifer Milligan, LPC

Texas

Licensed Professional Counselor - Stress and Trauma

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Where Jennifer stands

Credentials
LPC
License
LPC, Texas / 84484
NPI
1932842283
Experience
6 years
Languages
English
Location
Texas

About

  • ACT
  • CBT
  • EMDR

About Jennifer

Jennifer Milligan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with six years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and help with motivation. Her practice also includes concerns such as addiction, relationship strain, grief, and issues around intimacy and body image.

In sessions she uses conversational, client-centered methods. She focuses on clear goals and practical steps people can try between meetings. She adapts the way she talks and plans work to fit each person's situation and preferences.

Jennifer draws on several evidence-informed methods to address difficult memories and stuck patterns. That can include trauma-focused work and EMDR when trauma is part of the concern. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and next actions.

People often come for help with codependency, abandonment concerns, attachment patterns, or problems saying no and people-pleasing. Jennifer helps people name the patterns and try small changes that shift how they relate to others and themselves.

Sessions are offered in English and are based in Texas. She aims for straightforward, respectful conversations where a person can bring current stressors and practical goals. To begin, prospective clients use the site's matching process to schedule an initial session.

How sessions work

How her approaches translate to online work

Jennifer commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her practice. ACT helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, value-guided actions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, reflecting, and shaping the work around the person's own concerns. CBT is used to spot unhelpful thoughts and try practical behavior experiments to change patterns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try first. That collaborative decision is reviewed as progress is made and circumstances change.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when time is tight, or let someone join without traveling. Those practical benefits help people keep regular appointments and apply what they practice between sessions.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Trauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Listed in

Texas

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she work with most?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and codependency among other areas.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is client-centered and practical. She focuses on clear goals, conversational sessions, and steps people can try between meetings.

How much experience does she have?

She has six years of professional work experience as a counselor in Texas.

What are her credentials and location?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Texas and practices from that state.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats does she provide?

The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking through the site's matching process.

How does cost work for sessions?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.

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