About Jennifer
Jennifer Hayden is a licensed professional counselor with 22 years of experience. She focuses on common and urgent concerns like stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, grief, and mood struggles. Her style is direct and compassionate.
She aims to help people feel understood and to find practical ways forward. Jennifer blends practical talk with focused interventions. She uses client-centered work to build trust and make sure the plan fits each person.
She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thought patterns and test new behaviors.
How Jennifer works
Mindfulness practices are included when helpful to manage stress and grounding. Her background includes years working with substance use and related concerns. She views some mental health issues through a medical model while also attending to the many life factors that affect wellbeing.
That means she combines symptom-focused strategies with attention to relationships, habits, and meaning in life. Jennifer has experience applying EMDR, a method for processing distressing memories and experiences, alongside other approaches when appropriate. She also uses motivational interviewing to support people who are ready to change behaviors like substance use or gambling.
Sessions are practical and goal-oriented while remaining accepting. People who reach out can expect direct discussion of goals, tools to use between sessions, and a collaborative plan that evolves as progress is made. Jennifer practices in Colorado and carries the LPC credential listed above.
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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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 22 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Colorado |
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Online support options
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience and building a respectful, collaborative relationship. Online sessions use that same focus to clarify goals and tailor what happens between visits. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors; online work often includes homework, thought tracking, and exercises that are easy to review during video or messaging sessions.Finding the right approach is a joint process. Jennifer will discuss goals, preferences, and how you respond to different techniques to choose the best mix. She adapts methods over time so the plan suits changing needs and progress stays practical and measurable.
Online formats offer flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing of worksheets. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when video is difficult. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between sessions, send brief updates, or complete short therapeutic exercises. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping continuity of care.
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