About Jennifer
Jennifer Howard is a licensed mental health counselor in Indiana who helps people manage stress, anxiety, family problems, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. She emphasizes practical steps and clear conversation so parents and caregivers can quickly understand options. Jennifer writes plainly and focuses on small changes that make daily life easier.
She sees each person as the expert on their own story and looks for strengths to build on.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on what feels most urgent to the client, then move toward skills that can be used between meetings. Jennifer uses straightforward exercises and real-world examples rather than long theory lessons. Her approach draws on several evidence-based methods, including acceptance and commitment work, cognitive tools to shift unhelpful thoughts, and mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity.
She also uses client-centered techniques to keep the conversation grounded in the client’s goals. These methods are taught in simple language and adapted to daily routines. Jennifer has six years of professional experience as a licensed mental health counselor.
That background supports practical strategies for family conflict, caregiving stress, codependency, and attachment concerns. She helps people untangle guilt, shame, and patterns that keep them stuck. In sessions she aims to be supportive and straightforward.
People can expect clear homework suggestions, check-ins on progress, and a focus on skills that fit into busy schedules. The work is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them dictate actions. It focuses on identifying values and taking small steps toward a meaningful life, which can help with anxiety, avoidance, and feeling stuck.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical tools to spot and change unhelpful thinking patterns. Clients learn short exercises and behavioral experiments that fit into daily routines, useful for mood and stress management.
Mindfulness Therapy trains attention and awareness to reduce reactivity and increase calm. Simple mindfulness practices can be practiced between sessions and often suit people who want tangible daily tools for emotion regulation.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean combining ACT, CBT, and client-centered techniques to create a personalized plan.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports brief updates and reflections. These options help clients maintain momentum and access help from different locations.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Indiana
- Languages
- English