- Collaborative listening
- Practical tools
- Grief and loss
About Jennifer
Jennifer Cole is an LMSW with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people change their story when life feels stuck. She invites clients to take the first steps toward different outcomes, and offers a calm presence as they begin that work.
She helps people heal from the past and manage the present so they can move toward a more hopeful future. Common concerns she addresses include stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, grieving losses, coping with life changes, ADHD, and addictive behaviors. She also supports people facing caregiver strain, chronic illness, cancer, and compassion fatigue.
Her approach combines Attachment-Based ideas with client-centered listening and practical Cognitive Behavioral techniques. She draws on Emotionally-Focused and Jungian perspectives when it helps clients understand relationship patterns and inner meaning. Sessions aim to be collaborative and grounded in real-life steps clients can try between meetings.
Jennifer has particular experience working with people navigating relationship upheaval, infertility or loss of a child, sexual assault recovery, and blended family or adoption-related concerns. She also works with adults facing aging or caregiving challenges and those exploring identity within LGBT contexts.
Jennifer practices in Michigan and offers virtual appointments. If you are unsure where to begin she asks that you complete a short matching questionnaire to help schedule an initial meeting and decide if her style feels like a fit.
She helps people heal from the past and manage the present so they can move toward a more hopeful future. Common concerns she addresses include stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, grieving losses, coping with life changes, ADHD, and addictive behaviors. She also supports people facing caregiver strain, chronic illness, cancer, and compassion fatigue.
Her approach combines Attachment-Based ideas with client-centered listening and practical Cognitive Behavioral techniques. She draws on Emotionally-Focused and Jungian perspectives when it helps clients understand relationship patterns and inner meaning. Sessions aim to be collaborative and grounded in real-life steps clients can try between meetings.
Jennifer has particular experience working with people navigating relationship upheaval, infertility or loss of a child, sexual assault recovery, and blended family or adoption-related concerns. She also works with adults facing aging or caregiving challenges and those exploring identity within LGBT contexts.
Jennifer practices in Michigan and offers virtual appointments. If you are unsure where to begin she asks that you complete a short matching questionnaire to help schedule an initial meeting and decide if her style feels like a fit.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefCareer difficultiesCompassion fatigue
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
8+ years
Credentials
Michigan
Languages
English
Approaches that guide online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds shape current relationships and emotional responses. Online work using this approach helps people notice patterns in how they connect, risk taking new relational steps, and manage feelings tied to loss or separation.Client-Centered Therapy centers on being heard and understood without judgment. In an online session this means the therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps clients name priorities and next steps they want to try between sessions.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and tests practical changes. Used online, CBT supports short-term goals like reducing anxiety, improving sleep, or adjusting unhelpful habits through exercises and homework.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match goals, life demands, and preferences. That conversation can happen in an initial session and be adjusted as needs change.
Confirm the current session options before booking so you know which formats are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and provide access when managing illness or caregiving duties makes leaving home difficult. It also allows for shorter check-ins when schedules call for brief support rather than longer visits.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem and many life transition issues such as break-ups, infertility, and loss. Other areas include grief, addiction, ADHD, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She combines listening with practical steps and uses different perspectives to help people change patterns and cope day to day.
What is her background and experience?
She has eight years of practice as a clinician and focuses on helping people heal from the past and manage current challenges to move forward.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LMSW, which stands for Licensed Master Social Worker, and practices in Michigan.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered at the time you schedule.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.