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Jennifer Wickersham, LPC
Missouri
LPC in Missouri - Anxiety and Trauma
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Client-Centered approach
- Emotionally-Focused work
About Jennifer
Jennifer Wickersham is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Missouri with 21 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, and a range of related issues such as parenting, sleep problems, and ADHD. She supports work on intimacy-related challenges, grief, anger, career concerns, and compassion fatigue.
Her approach centers on practical, goal-focused work. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change habits that keep problems going. She also practices Client-Centered Therapy to build a straightforward therapeutic relationship and Emotionally-Focused Therapy techniques when relationship patterns are involved.
Sessions often focus on skills people can use between meetings. That includes cognitive restructuring, coping strategies, and mindfulness exercises to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Motivational Interviewing is used when people want help making lasting changes.
Jennifer has experience across age groups and has provided clinical assessments to guide which interventions fit best. She favors least restrictive options and has used phone and online sessions as part of her work in the past. Please confirm current session formats before booking.
Practical steps are emphasized rather than long explanations. Expect clear goals, homework you can try between sessions, and regular review of progress. The focus is on what changes are useful now and how to build manageable habits that support those changes.
How CBT and Related Approaches Are Used Online
Jennifer uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify unhelpful thoughts and change the behaviors that follow. CBT work often includes short exercises, thought records, and behavioral experiments that people can try between sessions to test new ways of responding. Client-Centered Therapy is used to build a straightforward working relationship and to keep conversations focused on what matters to the client. Emotionally-Focused Therapy techniques are applied when relationship patterns and attachment-related issues are part of the concern, helping people notice interaction cycles and practice different responses.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist discusses goals, needs, and preferences with each person and together they decide which methods to try. This is a collaborative process with periodic reviews to check what is helping and what needs adjusting.
The biography indicates prior use of phone and online sessions, but current session formats should be confirmed before booking. Online options can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also make it possible to practice skills in everyday settings. Ask about the specific session formats offered when you schedule so you can pick what fits your routine.
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Experience
21+ years
Listed in
Missouri, West Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address most often?
Common areas include stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, sleep problems, parenting, and ADHD.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her work is practical and goal-focused, using CBT techniques, client-centered methods, and emotionally-focused tools to address patterns and behaviors.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 21 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor working with a range of concerns and age groups.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC licensed in Missouri and practices from that state.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are used?
The biography notes past use of phone and online sessions; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.