About Jennifer
Jennifer Eklund is a Licensed Independent Social Worker-Clinical Practitioner (LISW-CP) with nine years of clinical experience. She focuses on building a trusting connection first, then helps people address the problems that brought them to therapy. Jennifer offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, and text messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
Jennifer uses a mix of methods to match each person's situation. She draws on client-centered work to follow a person’s priorities.
How Jennifer works
She also uses cognitive-behavioral tools and DBT skills for managing emotions and changing unhelpful thoughts. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are part of her approach when they suit the goal. Her areas of focus include stress and anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and intimacy-related issues.
She also addresses sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career stress, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional work includes caregiver issues, hospice and end-of-life counseling, family problems, and workplace difficulties. Jennifer trained at The Ohio State University for her master's degree and completed undergraduate studies at West Virginia University.
She has worked in settings that included hospice and family services, giving her experience with end-of-life and caregiving concerns. Her style is straightforward and attentive; she aims to be a clear listener and thoughtful guide. People can expect practical conversations about day-to-day challenges and steps they can try between sessions.
Jennifer favors video calls to build rapport but also offers other formats for convenience. Her practice welcomes English-speaking and international clients.
Jennifer lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Jennifer works with
The areas below are the ones Jennifer selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family problems
- Grief
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LISW-CP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | South Carolina |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following your priorities. A therapist offers support by reflecting what matters most to you and helping you set goals that feel doable. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and build new habits for anxiety, depression, sleep, or workplace stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk about different methods and try what seems to fit your needs, goals, and comfort level. That collaborative process helps shape sessions so they feel useful and relevant.
Online therapy provides flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is helpful for building a connection and seeing nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or you need a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging let you check in between sessions or use written communication if that feels simpler. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep consistent progress.
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