- Years in practice
- 11
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Self esteem
- Focus
- Bipolar disorder
About Jennafer
Jennafer Matthews is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Wisconsin with 11 years of clinical experience. She creates a calm, straightforward space where parents and individuals can talk through stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting concerns, and other life strains. Jennafer aims to listen first and follow each person’s pace.
She uses a person-centered style that treats the client as the expert on their life. Sessions focus on identifying strengths and building practical skills.
Background and approach
Jennafer mixes clear tools like thought-focused work with mindfulness and short-term problem solving to address daily challenges. Her background includes work with mood concerns such as bipolar disorder and disruptive mood presentations, attention differences like ADHD, and trauma and abuse. She also supports people facing relationship strain, intimacy questions, blended family challenges, and parenting stress.
Jennafer pays attention to how attachment, abandonment concerns, and past losses show up in daily life. Expect a collaborative tone in sessions. The therapist asks questions, offers strategies, and checks in about what’s useful.
Humor and straightforward feedback are used when helpful to lighten heavy topics and keep progress practical. Jennafer provides several ways to connect so therapy can fit into busy routines. Conversations aim to turn small shifts into better coping, clearer communication, and steadier mood regulation.
Many people come seeking relief from immediate stress and leave with clearer plans for what to try next.
What Jennafer works with
Everything Jennafer lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Jennafer helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jennafer lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Practical approaches for online parenting and mood support
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person's lead. The therapist emphasizes empathy, asks questions to clarify what matters most, and helps clients trust their own judgment when facing parenting stress or mood shifts.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behavior. Sessions include simple exercises to spot unhelpful thinking and replace it with clearer, more balanced ways of responding to anxiety, depression, or daily parenting dilemmas.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches short practices for grounding attention and easing reactivity. These techniques can help when overwhelm, grief, or strong emotions get in the way of caring for children or managing work and home life.
Finding the best approach is a team effort. The therapist will work together with each client to try methods, notice what helps, and adjust the plan based on goals and preferences. That collaborative process is part of the work itself.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit a busy life. Video is useful for deeper conversations, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is low, live chat or messaging lets people check in during short breaks, and texting supports quick updates between appointments. These options help people maintain continuity of care and use approaches that match their daily routine and comfort.
Questions people ask about Jennafer
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Jennafer helps with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, and related areas like attachment and abandonment.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is person-centered and collaborative, combining listening with practical tools. Expect mindfulness, cognitive work, and solution-focused steps tailored to everyday life.
What is her clinical background?
She has 11 years of experience working with mood concerns, trauma, attention differences, and parenting-related stressors in a variety of settings.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
Jennafer is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Wisconsin LPC credential and practices from that state.
Can sessions be done in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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