Jennifer Kirkpatrick, LPC, LPCC
Supportive counselor for parenting and life changes
Book with Jennifer- Years in practice
- 7
- Credentials
- LPC, LPCC
- Licensed in
- Michigan, Ohio
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Jennifer
Jennifer Kirkpatrick, LPC, LPCC helps people who are stressed, anxious, grieving, or managing changes in relationships and parenting. She is based in Ohio and brings seven years of counseling experience to conversations about mood, trauma, addiction patterns, and self-esteem. Sessions are described simply and directly to make it easier for a worried parent to read on a phone.
Her style is warm and practical. She focuses on listening first and then setting clear, short-term goals.
Background and approach
Jennifer draws on cognitive behavioral tools to spot unhelpful thinking and on client-centered methods to follow each person’s pace. She also uses motivational interviewing to support change and the Gottman Method for relationship concerns. In sessions she helps people break big problems into manageable steps.
That can mean practicing new ways of thinking, trying small behavior changes, or learning skills to reduce anxiety and improve sleep. She emphasizes strengths and real-world solutions rather than long lectures. Jennifer has experience working with trauma, grief, parenting stress, bipolar mood patterns, ADHD, and compulsive behaviors among other concerns.
She explains options clearly and builds a plan that fits each person’s daily life. Her credentials include Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC. People who choose her often want straightforward guidance, practical coping skills, and a steady collaborator for changing patterns.
The work is collaborative and goal oriented, with an emphasis on usable tools parents can try between sessions.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Jennifer lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative 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 her approaches shape online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy puts the person’s experience at the center. The therapist listens closely and follows the client’s priorities, helping parents and individuals name what matters most and build on existing strengths. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, improve mood, or address sleep and eating habits. The Gottman Method offers practical tools for improving communication and managing conflict in relationships when that is a concern.Choosing the right approach happens together. Jennifer will discuss which methods fit a person’s goals, symptoms, and daily life. That collaborative decision can change over time as progress is made or new challenges appear.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit therapy into a busy week. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and practicing skills together. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging can suit quick reflections, brief coaching, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options give flexibility so people can keep therapy consistent alongside parenting, work, and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Jennifer
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, parenting strain, relationship issues, grief, sleep and eating problems, and mood concerns including bipolar and ADHD.
What is her general therapy style?
Her approach is warm and goal oriented. She listens first, then works with each person to set manageable steps and practical strategies.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has seven years of clinical counseling experience working with trauma, mood disorders, compulsive behaviors, and family-related stressors.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She practices in Ohio and holds the credentials LPC and LPCC, listed as MI LPC and OH LPCC.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through 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 then schedule sessions according to the therapist's listed availability.
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