About Jennifer
Jennifer Brown is a licensed clinical social worker with 24 years of practice experience who blends empathic, client-centered care with evidence-based interventions. She uses a warm, interactive style to help people address stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, low self-esteem, and challenges around parenting and relationships.
Background and approach
Her approach emphasizes understanding each person’s story and building practical skills to move beyond coping and toward greater functioning and purpose. Brown pairs person-focused listening with therapies that include cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused work to tailor treatment to individual goals.
She also brings experience addressing bipolar disorder, ADHD, compassion fatigue, career concerns, and a wide range of relational and family issues including divorce, infidelity, communication problems, and caregiving stress. Licensed in Missouri and Illinois as an LCSW, she aims to create an open space where thoughts and feelings can be explored and new patterns practiced.
Prospective clients who are ready to take the next step are invited to begin the match process and schedule sessions according to availability.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Jennifer brings client-centered listening together with cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person’s perspective and creating a collaborative atmosphere where goals emerge from the client’s priorities; it is helpful when someone wants to explore feelings and values. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, making it useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and mood regulation. Dialectical behavior therapy adds skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be particularly helpful for intense emotions and relationship challenges.Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to assess needs, try techniques, and adjust strategies based on what fits best with the client’s goals and preferences rather than assuming a single method from the start.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These options make it easier to attend regular sessions, practice skills between meetings, and maintain continuity of care when life circumstances make in-person visits difficult. Licensed professionals can adapt therapeutic techniques across these formats to support progress and accessibility.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Missouri, Indiana, New Hampshire, Washington, Illinois
- Languages
- English