About Jennifer
Jennifer Redlin is a licensed mental health counselor who brings nine years of clinical experience to her work. She practices in Iowa and Virginia as an LMHC and an LPC. Jennifer focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and issues around identity and self-esteem.
She works with concerns that come from trauma, abuse, and shame. She also helps with addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and parenting stress. Her practice includes attention to ADHD, bipolar challenges, sleeping and eating problems, and compassion fatigue.
How Jennifer works
Jennifer uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and centers sessions on respect and compassion. She aims to create a nonjudgmental space where people can talk through what matters most to them. Her style is collaborative and practical, with attention to each person’s goals and pace.
Her background includes work with adults across a wide age range and varied life experiences. Jennifer has developed skills addressing family of origin issues, communication problems, codependency, and attachment concerns. She also supports people facing chronic illness, aging-related worries, and body image struggles.
She encourages a gentle start for anyone seeking help. The first steps usually involve clarifying what feels most urgent, setting short-term goals, and choosing approaches that fit the person’s needs. Jennifer aims to walk alongside clients as they practice new skills and notice small changes.
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
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- 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
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LMHC, LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Iowa |
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Online support options
Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care
Jennifer uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and emotional processing. One common approach involves working on coping skills for anxiety and stress, teaching breathing, grounding, and behavior changes to manage difficult moments. Another approach centers on processing trauma and shame by helping people name painful experiences, make sense of their reactions, and build new ways of relating to themselves and others.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through your goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up in daily life. Together you will try methods that fit your needs and adjust them as you go, so treatment stays focused on what helps you most.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls are helpful when you want face-to-face interaction and visual cues. Phone sessions work well if bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for quick check-ins, shorter sessions, or when a written conversation fits better into a busy day. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules and to keep continuity when life is unpredictable.
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