About Jennafer
Jennafer Matthews is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 11 years of clinical experience in Wisconsin. She focuses on building a respectful, down-to-earth connection so people can talk through what’s hard. Jennafer aims to make therapy feel manageable and practical from the first visit.
She uses a client-centered stance that treats the person as the expert in their own life. Sessions often begin by listening closely to what matters most, then setting small, achievable goals.
How Jennafer works
Jennafer blends clear tools with supportive conversation so clients can try different ways of coping and see what fits. Common concerns she helps people address include anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, trauma and abuse, stress, and grief. She also works with issues around self-esteem, intimacy, parenting challenges, ADHD, career strain, and navigating life changes.
Jennafer pays attention to patterns such as attachment and abandonment that can affect relationships over time. In session she may use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and try small behavior changes. Mindfulness practices are offered to improve attention and lower reactivity.
Solution-Focused and Motivational Interviewing strategies are used to set goals and build motivation for change. Jennafer draws on her years of practice to match tools to each person’s needs. She values straightforward feedback, empathy, and a light touch of humor when it helps.
Therapy with her is a collaborative process focused on practical steps toward feeling better.
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What Jennafer works with
The areas below are the ones Jennafer selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Wisconsin |
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Online support options
Practical therapeutic approaches for online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding the person’s experience and following their pace. It’s about listening closely, reflecting what matters, and helping people explore choices that fit their life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify thought patterns that keep problems going and then tries out small behavior changes to shift how someone feels and acts. Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention and calming practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus, which can help with anxiety, mood, and stress.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Jennafer will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She adjusts strategies over time and checks in about what is helping and what should change.
Online sessions offer flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people use visual cues and a full conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a quieter voice check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief check-ins, journaling-style work, or moments when someone needs a written touchpoint. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into workdays, caregiving schedules, or busy lives.
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