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Jennifer Wickersham

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Jennifer Wickersham

Missouri

Experienced, down-to-earth licensed counselor

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  • Person-centered approach
  • CBT tools and skills
  • Focus on men's wellbeing

About Jennifer

Jennifer Wickersham, LPC, offers calm, practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, and life transitions. She is based in Missouri and brings over 21 years of experience to sessions. Her style is warm and straightforward, aimed at helping clients set and meet clear goals.

Jennifer focuses on helping people notice how thoughts and feelings affect day-to-day behavior. She uses client-centered listening to build a working relationship. From there she introduces strategies that match what each person needs in the moment.

Her work often addresses trauma and abuse, panic, depression, and issues tied to intimacy and family. She also helps with career stress, sleep problems, ADHD concerns, and compassion fatigue. Practical coping skills and cognitive techniques are common parts of her sessions.

Jennifer describes her approach as person-centered while using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools to reshape unhelpful thinking. She also integrates emotionally focused work to improve how people connect and mindfulness to slow down reactivity. Motivational interviewing helps when someone is weighing change.

Clients can expect straightforward feedback and tools to practice between sessions. She emphasizes least-restrictive options and notes that phone and online methods can be effective ways to keep progress moving. To begin, prospective clients follow the site’s intake steps to match and schedule a session.

How therapeutic approaches adapt to online care

Client-Centered Therapy centers on building a genuine, respectful relationship. In practice this means the therapist listens carefully and follows the client's lead to set goals and topics each session. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on linking thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. CBT sessions commonly involve identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing new coping skills between meetings to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose which tools to try first, and will adjust those choices based on response, goals, and personal preference. This helps match interventions to what actually helps the person in daily life.

If you plan to try online therapy, confirm available session options before booking. The therapist has noted that phone and online care can be effective, and many people find remote sessions easier to fit into busy schedules. Online appointments can reduce travel time, make brief check-ins simpler, and let people practice skills in their usual routines. The therapist and client will decide together how best to use remote sessions to support progress.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Smoking / vaping cessationWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

21+ years

Credentials

Missouri, West Virginia

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, sleep problems, parenting and career stress, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and related areas.

How would she describe her therapy style?

Her style is person-centered and collaborative. She pairs listening with practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, emotionally focused work, and motivational interviewing.

What is her clinical background?

She has provided therapy and clinical assessments for over 21 years, working with children, adolescents, adults, and families in various settings.

What credentials and region are listed?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with licensure in MO and WV noted in her background.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Are international sessions available?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How does cost and billing work?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working together?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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