About Jennifer
Jennifer Hoffman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 19 years of experience in behavioral health. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth support for people managing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship or parenting struggles. Jennifer aims to help clients find tools that fit their day-to-day life.
She uses a client-centered approach that puts each person’s goals first. Sessions are collaborative and tailored to what the client needs right now. Jennifer combines Solution-Focused Therapy with Trauma-Focused methods when past hurts affect present functioning.
How Jennifer works
Her style is compassionate and direct. She listens closely and helps people break large problems into manageable steps. That can mean short-term goal setting, mindfulness exercises, or strategies to reduce anger and improve communication.
Jennifer also works with issues like ADHD, bipolar disorder, eating concerns, compassion fatigue, and caregiver stress. She supports people facing family problems, adoption and foster care questions, fertility and aging concerns, and the fallout from natural or human-caused disasters. In sessions she emphasizes practical skills - calming techniques, problem-solving steps, and ways to build self-esteem.
The focus is on making changes that are easy to use outside therapy.Jennifer aims to be a steady partner as people work through changes and regain a sense of control.
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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.
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Stress, Anxiety
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 19 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
How Jennifer’s approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist. It means sessions start from what matters most to the client and adapt to individual rhythms and goals. This approach helps with motivation, self-esteem, and making clear decisions. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple techniques for noticing thoughts and bodily signals without judgment. These practices can reduce stress and improve daily coping with anxiety, anger, and intense emotions. Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on small, achievable changes. Sessions emphasize strengths and step-by-step plans to move toward specific goals rather than dwelling on past problems. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust as needed. Together they decide which combination of techniques feels most helpful. Online therapy makes these methods more accessible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a visual connection helps. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for timely problem-solving, practice between sessions, or people who prefer typing. These options provide flexibility so therapy can fit into work, caregiving, or school schedules.Start online instead of waiting
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