Jennifer Wickersham

Jennifer Wickersham is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Missouri who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, and major life transitions. She aims to make sessions straightforward and focused on practical steps. Her approach is warm and person-centered, with an emphasis on clear goals and real-world coping skills.

She draws on 21 years of experience working with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, depression, parenting challenges, sleep difficulties, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Jennifer uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice thought patterns that influence feelings and behavior. She pairs that with person-centered work to build a trusting therapeutic relationship.

In sessions she works on cognitive reshaping, restructuring, and developing coping strategies that clients can use between meetings. Emotionally-focused elements help when relationship and intimacy issues come up. Mindfulness techniques are woven in to support grounding and stress management during difficult moments.

Jennifer also brings motivational interviewing to conversations about change and next steps, especially around career shifts, parenting decisions, or health-related goals. She has experience with family-of-origin issues, blended family concerns, and caregiver stress, and frames work around achievable steps rather than abstract theory.

People who want a collaborative, practical approach may find her style a good match. The process starts with clear goals, then builds skills to manage day-to-day challenges and life changes.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a genuine, nonjudgmental relationship so people feel heard and understood; online sessions can recreate that supportive space and help people talk through personal concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) involves identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through exercises and homework, which adapts well to conversation-based online work and brief between-session tasks. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice emotional patterns in close relationships and try new ways of connecting, which can be addressed through guided discussion and practice in sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist partners with the client to choose methods that match the person’s goals and preferences. That collaboration guides whether more CBT, emotionally-focused work, mindfulness practice, or motivational interviewing will be emphasized.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking. The practical benefits include fitting sessions into a busy day, reducing travel time, and allowing shorter check-ins when schedules require. Talk with the therapist about pacing, homework, and how to use techniques between meetings so progress can continue outside hour-long sessions.