About Jennifer
Jennifer 'Jenna' Nevins is an Iowa-based licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and struggles with self-esteem. She also supports people navigating parenting challenges, LGBT concerns, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and big life changes. Jenna frames therapy as a steady, respectful partnership where small steps matter.
Her style centers on connection and practical problem solving. She listens first, then offers tools that fit each person's needs.
How Jennifer works
Sessions focus on understanding symptoms and learning ways to manage them day to day. Jenna emphasizes collaboration over one-size-fits-all answers. She draws on several approaches to meet different needs.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps identify thought patterns that get in the way. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) offers skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape present reactions.
Jenna also uses eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) when trauma processing is helpful. Her aim is to combine insight with concrete skills so people can move forward. She values curiosity, safety, and steady progress.
Clients can expect a calm, nonjudgmental presence and clear suggestions for coping outside sessions. Jenna wants the therapy space to feel like a place to exhale and regroup. She invites people to take small steps toward clearer thinking and more manageable days.
Jennifer lists 12 ways of working on the entry:
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Iowa |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online work and support
Jennifer often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking. CBT is practical and goal-focused, which can help with anxiety, depression, and day-to-day stress.She also draws from attachment-based therapy, which looks at how early relationships shape patterns in adult life. That work helps people understand triggers, connection needs, and how to build more satisfying interactions. When trauma is a central concern, she may incorporate EMDR to address disturbing memories and reduce their emotional intensity.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and preferences, then suggest methods that fit. Decisions about using CBT, attachment work, or EMDR are made together and can change as needs evolve.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text work well for brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep momentum between meetings.
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