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Jennifer Walsh

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Jennifer Walsh, LPC

Missouri

Licensed Professional Counselor - Relationships and Parenting

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Where Jennifer stands

Credentials
LPC
License
LPC, Missouri / 2020021539
NPI
1629689344
Experience
6 years
Languages
English
Location
Missouri

About

  • Client-centered approach
  • Cognitive behavioral work
  • Solution-focused methods

About Jennifer

Jennifer Walsh is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with six years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting challenges, low self-esteem, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, and feelings that come from living around other people’s moods or crises, including codependency concerns.

She draws on a client-centered approach, which means she pays attention to the relationship in the room and listens to what each person says matters most. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused strategies to help people notice patterns in their thinking and try small, practical changes.

Sessions are straightforward and goal oriented. Early on she helps clients set clear goals and makes a plan to work toward them. This can include learning new ways to communicate, practicing boundaries, or managing intense emotions such as anger or panic.

Her background includes a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a master’s degree in counseling from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Years working in education and parenting seven sons inform how she talks about family stress and child-related concerns with clients.

Jennifer tends to use simple, teachable tools people can use between sessions. She often combines listening with practical exercises, thought work, and short-term problem solving to help people regain some control during hard transitions.

How sessions work

How her approaches are used in online sessions

Client-centered work focuses on the relationship and listening closely to what each person says matters. This helps when someone feels lost in their role with others or unsure how to set boundaries. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thought patterns and links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It helps with anxiety, panic, and persistent negative thinking by practicing different ways of thinking and acting. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on feelings in relationships and can help people notice interaction patterns and respond differently to emotional triggers.

Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Jennifer will collaborate with each client to decide which methods to try based on their concerns, goals, and what feels doable. That decision can shift as progress is made or new goals appear.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Ask which session options are currently offered and how they fit your schedule. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time while keeping continuity during life changes.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesSelf esteem

Also works with

Trauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

6+ years

Listed in

Missouri

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting problems, low self-esteem, trauma and intimacy-related issues, and codependency-related patterns.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is client-centered with practical tools. She combines listening with CBT and solution-focused techniques.

How much experience does she have?

She has six years of clinical experience and prior work in education that informs her practice.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) licensed in Missouri and practices from that state.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she take clients from other countries?

She does not accept international clients.

How are session fees handled?

Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Use 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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