About Jenifer
Jenifer Pittman brings 19 years of counseling experience to clients in Missouri, focusing on concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family struggles, grief, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem.
Background and approach
She also addresses intimacy-related and eating issues, parenting challenges, anger, career concerns, bipolar disorder, and a range of related topics including attachment and abandonment, codependency, communication and control problems, and caregiver stress. Jenifer holds LPC and LCPC credentials and uses her clinical background to help people navigate difficult periods in life.
Her style combines evidence-based methods with a client-centered attitude that highlights personal strengths and practical skill-building. She blends approaches such as cognitive behavioral strategies, acceptance and commitment practices, attachment-informed work, and dialectical principles to tailor treatment to each person’s needs.
Sessions aim to identify unhelpful patterns, strengthen coping skills, and promote healthier ways of relating to self and others. Whether a person seeks short-term problem solving or longer-term growth, Jenifer partners with them to pursue clearer goals and improved well-being.
How therapeutic approaches guide online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and develop practical steps to live in alignment with those values while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings. ACT is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions where avoidance has become limiting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors through structured techniques and skills training, which can be especially effective for anxiety, stress, mood concerns, and certain eating-related issues. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns of relating and can help with intimacy, abandonment, codependency, and family of origin concerns by fostering healthier connection styles.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to assess goals, preferences, and the nature of presenting concerns, then combine methods when appropriate to form a tailored plan. This partnership allows flexibility to adjust strategies as progress unfolds and new needs emerge.
Online sessions via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer practical benefits for accessing care. These formats make scheduling easier around work, family, or geographic limitations and allow continuity of support during periods of transition. Licensed professionals can use these options to deliver skills coaching, therapeutic conversation, and behavior-focused strategies that fit into a client’s daily life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- Missouri, Illinois
- Languages
- English