About Jennifer
Jennifer Malkin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 20 years of practice. She meets people where they are and helps them address stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, parenting strain, grief, addictions, and mood challenges. Her approach is collaborative and straightforward, focused on practical steps people can try between sessions.
Jennifer encourages clear goal setting and honest conversation about what is working and what is not. Sessions are conversational and focused on identifying strengths, changing unhelpful patterns, and improving communication.
How Jennifer works
She asks clients to take an active role so progress continues outside the therapy hour. Her background includes a master’s degree in counseling and additional graduate work in education, along with broad clinical experience. Over two decades she has worked with many presenting concerns including trauma, intimacy issues, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue.
Her training blends several approaches so she can tailor care to each person’s needs. In practice she uses techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, client-centered work, and motivational interviewing. Those methods are used in simple, concrete ways to help with mood, coping with life changes, and relationship patterns.
Jennifer also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, codependency, infidelity, and money or career worries. Her style is direct but empathetic. She helps clients clarify values, set achievable goals, and take manageable steps toward change.
Appointments happen according to scheduling options so work and life can fit together.
Jennifer lists 9 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
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | South Carolina |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values. It emphasizes noticing thoughts without getting stuck and building a life guided by chosen values, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thought patterns and changing behaviors that keep problems going. It uses practical exercises and homework to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and anger and to improve coping skills.
Mindfulness-based techniques teach simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and increase present-moment awareness. These practices pair well with ACT and CBT to manage strong emotions and improve focus.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose approaches that match goals, needs, and personal preferences. Adjustments are made as progress and challenges emerge, so the plan can change over time.
Online sessions offer flexibility and practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a visual connection helps, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging support short check-ins, journaling-style reflection, and ongoing coaching between scheduled sessions. These options make it possible to continue steady work toward goals without rearranging a whole day.
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