Therapist profile
Jennifer Stephens, LPC
Alabama
Licensed Professional Counselor - Relationships and Addictions
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- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Alabama / LPC03453; LCPC, Nevada / CP5955-R; LPC, Oregon / C9474; LPC, Texas / 97940
- NPI
- 1548639131
- Experience
- 22 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Alabama
About
- ACT
- CBT
- Mindfulness
About Jennifer
Jennifer Stephens is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Alabama with 22 years of experience. She works with adults facing depression, anxiety, relationship struggles, substance concerns, and low self-esteem. Jennifer lists codependency among her additional focus areas and often meets people dealing with boundaries and people-pleasing.
Her approach blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and client-centered methods. Sessions tend to focus on concrete skills - communication, coping with strong emotions, and planning small, manageable changes. She also uses mindfulness and narrative techniques to help people notice patterns and reframe difficult stories about themselves.
Jennifer commonly supports clients navigating grief, trauma and abuse, mood disorders, and life transitions such as parenting challenges or recovery from addiction. She addresses issues related to attachment, abandonment, intimacy, and control in relationships. Practical problem solving is part of the work alongside exploring feelings and beliefs.
Clients can expect straightforward conversations that name patterns and test new behaviors between sessions. Jennifer helps people map their priorities, practice boundary-setting, and reduce the impact of anxiety or anger on daily life. Progress is tracked in small steps rather than quick fixes.
She works with people across a range of concerns including LGBT and gender dysphoria matters, coping with cancer, and complex comorbidity. Sessions emphasize consistent skill practice and clearer decision-making for stressful situations.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values and small actions that move a life in a chosen direction and can be useful for anxiety, depression, and relationship patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical tools for changing unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors in everyday situations. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and the client's own goals. It supports clearer self-understanding and decision-making while the therapist follows the client's lead.The therapist treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She works with clients to identify which methods fit their goals, preferences, and the problems they want to change. Together they try techniques, review what helps, and adjust the plan over time.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, require less travel, or allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also supports practicing skills between meetings in familiar routines. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and client-centered exercises to remote sessions so clients continue building skills and making small, sustainable changes.
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Experience
22+ years
Listed in
Alabama, Nevada, Oregon, Texas
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to codependency?
She lists codependency among her additional focus areas and helps people who struggle with people-pleasing, boundary issues, and losing themselves in relationships.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, CBT, and client-centered work. Sessions focus on practical skills like communication, emotion regulation, and small behavior changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 22 years of experience working with issues including addiction, mood disorders, trauma, and relationship problems.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LPC with licensure in Alabama and Oregon and practices in Alabama.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.