Jennifer 'Jenna' Nevins, LMHC
Person-centered LMHC focusing on parenting and trauma
Book with Jennifer- Years in practice
- 5
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Iowa
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Jennifer
Jennifer 'Jenna' Nevins helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and parenting concerns. She is a licensed mental health counselor, LMHC, based in Iowa who uses a warm, person-centered style. Jenna aims to make sessions feel calm and practical for busy people.
Jenna focuses on helping clients make sense of symptoms and everyday struggles. She listens for patterns rooted in relationships and past experiences. Then she offers tools that fit the person's life, not a one-size-fits-all plan.
Background and approach
Her work blends talk therapy with evidence-informed techniques. She draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to reframe thoughts and on dialectical skills to manage intense emotions. She also uses EMDR for trauma processing when that approach seems helpful.
Jenna pays attention to attachment and connection. She encourages curiosity about how early relationships shape current reactions. That understanding often points to small, workable changes in how people relate to themselves and others.
Sessions are collaborative and straightforward. Jenna helps people identify goals, practice skills between sessions, and adjust the plan as needed. Her practical focus aims to increase sense of choice, calm, and confidence over time.
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
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jennifer lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic 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.
How therapeutic approaches meet online care
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current reactions. It helps people notice patterns in connection and build new ways of relating to others and themselves. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical techniques to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a trauma-focused method that helps process memories and reduce their emotional intensity when that work fits a client's needs.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Jenna treats the decision as a collaboration and adapts methods to each person's goals and preferences. Together they review what helps, try techniques in session, and adjust the plan based on what feels useful.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits short check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and busy schedules while keeping treatment consistent and focused.
Questions people ask about Jennifer
What kinds of concerns does Jenna support?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, depression, parenting issues, relationship concerns, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and related areas such as adoption, attachment, and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Jenna uses a person-centered, collaborative style that emphasizes connection and practical change. She focuses on building trust and then tailoring tools to each person's needs.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has five years of clinical experience working with a broad range of concerns including trauma, postpartum mood difficulties, ADHD, and disability-related issues.
What credentials and location does she have?
Jenna holds the LMHC credential and practices in Iowa.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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