- Years in practice
- 17
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Missouri, Illinois
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Jennifer
Jennifer Garland is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and parenting challenges. She brings a calm, practical style to sessions and focuses on individual strengths. Her practice is geared toward people navigating trauma, relationship strain, grief, and life transitions.
Jennifer has 17 years of experience as an LCSW licensed in Missouri and Illinois. She has supported people affected by childhood abuse and trauma and has worked with a wide range of concerns from mood disorders to substance use.
Background and approach
Her background includes helping those managing ADHD, bipolar symptoms, and complicated grief. Her approach mixes clear, evidence-informed tools with a person-centered outlook. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioral methods to identify and change unhelpful patterns.
She also draws on attachment-based ideas to improve closeness and trust in relationships. Sessions are tailored to each person. Jennifer listens for strengths and practical next steps.
She often combines skill teaching with space to tell your story and make sense of difficult experiences. Parents looking for support will find practical strategies for common parenting struggles and blended family issues. She also offers help with adoption and foster care questions, attachment concerns, and caregiver stress.
The aim is to leave sessions with something to try between meetings.
What Jennifer works with
Everything Jennifer lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Jennifer helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jennifer lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Attachment-based work focuses on how people connect and feel safe with others; online sessions use discussion and exercises to help improve trust and closeness in relationships. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) teaches concrete skills to change thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, which can be practiced between sessions and reviewed on video or text. Motivational interviewing is a short, goal-focused style that helps clarify motivation and build commitment to change, useful for substance use and habit change work.Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. The therapist will listen to your concerns, discuss goals, and recommend methods that match your needs and preferences. That collaborative plan can change as you make progress.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into a shorter break. Live chat or text-based messaging makes it possible to check in between appointments or share thoughts when writing feels easier. These options aim to make therapy accessible alongside work, caregiving, and busy schedules.
Questions people ask about Jennifer
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and parenting-related worries. Other areas include grief, intimacy issues, anger, ADHD, and family-related problems.
What kind of therapy style should I expect?
The style is collaborative and person-centered with practical tools. Sessions combine cognitive behavioral techniques, attachment perspectives, and narrative listening to meet goals.
How much experience does this therapist have?
She has 17 years of clinical experience as a licensed clinical social worker. Her background includes work with people affected by childhood abuse and complex trauma.
What are the credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Illinois and Missouri and practices from Missouri for online services.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
International clients are accepted and sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and routines.
How are fees and payment handled?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin working together?
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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