Jennifer Redlin, LMHC, LPC
Compassionate counselor for parenting and identity concerns
Book with Jennifer- Years in practice
- 9
- Credentials
- LMHC, LPC
- Licensed in
- Virginia, Iowa
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Jennifer
Jennifer Redlin is a licensed mental health counselor and a licensed professional counselor with nine years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem and identity concerns, and she also supports people facing parenting challenges. Her work centers on a respectful, compassionate approach that aims to reduce shame and increase confidence.
Jennifer has helped people who are coping with trauma and abuse. She also supports those managing addictions, grief, anger, bipolar symptoms, and struggles with intimacy.
Background and approach
Her practice includes attention to sleep and eating concerns, ADHD, and compassion fatigue so everyday life feels more manageable. She has experience across many life stages and backgrounds, and she brings a straightforward, empathetic style to sessions. Conversations tend to be practical and focused on what feels most urgent for each person.
Jennifer avoids judgment and listens for strengths to build on. In sessions she offers tools to improve communication, handle family and relationship stress, and set boundaries. She also helps parents with the strain of raising children and balancing other demands.
Treatment plans are developed with the individual’s goals and pace in mind. Jennifer holds licenses in Iowa and Virginia and works with English speakers. She describes therapy as a partnership and aims to make the first steps easy and approachable.
If someone is ready to begin, she invites them to take a breath and reach out for a conversation.
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
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches that guide online work and practical benefits
Jennifer uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on real-world change. One common approach focuses on skill-building for anxiety and stress reduction, teaching breathing, grounding, and behavioral strategies that help reduce overwhelm and restore routine. Another approach targets trauma-related concerns by helping people process difficult memories and reduce shame through paced, goal-oriented work that emphasizes safety and empowerment.Finding the right method is a collaborative process. The therapist will review your concerns, try approaches that fit your goals, and adjust plans as progress is made. You and the therapist decide together which techniques feel most helpful and practical for your life circumstances.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work more easily. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing support, and for people who prefer writing to speaking. These options make it easier to schedule care around parenting, work, and other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Jennifer
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and identity issues, parenting concerns, and a range of related topics like grief, anger, addictions, and sleep or eating difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is respectful and compassionate with an emphasis on practical tools. Sessions focus on immediate needs, rebuilding confidence, and reducing shame.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional counseling experience working with people from various backgrounds and life stages.
Which credentials and location apply to this therapist?
She holds the LMHC credential and the LPC credential, licensed in Iowa and Virginia, and practices from an Iowa location.
Are sessions available in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What formats are used for sessions?
She meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility in how people connect.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and 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 availability.
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