Jenifer Pittman

Compassionate counselor blending practical skills and insight

LPC, LCPC Missouri

Experience: 19 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Family, Self esteem
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Jenifer

Jenifer Pittman is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Missouri with 19 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and a wide range of relationship and family concerns.

Background and approach

Her work also addresses issues such as eating and body image problems, parenting challenges, anger, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, and a variety of attachment and abandonment-related struggles. Her approach blends cognitive behavioral ideas with acceptance and mindfulness-based strategies, attachment-informed perspectives, client-centered principles, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy.

Jenifer emphasizes identifying strengths, exploring emotions, and learning practical coping skills to reduce distress and support growth. She meets clients where they are and tailors interventions to each person’s needs rather than relying on a single method.

Whether someone is seeking shorter-term support for a specific problem or longer-term work toward improved self-worth and fulfillment, Jenifer focuses on collaboration and clarity. She aims to help clients recognize unhelpful patterns, develop healthier responses, and build resources to navigate life transitions and ongoing challenges.

Therapeutic approaches for online healing and skills

Jenifer commonly draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) when working with clients online. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors by teaching practical skills to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and other challenges. ACT helps people clarify values, accept difficult internal experiences, and commit to value-driven actions to improve quality of life.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic work. She takes a collaborative stance, exploring a client’s goals, preferences, and responses to different techniques to determine which methods are the best fit. Sessions may blend elements from multiple approaches to match individual needs rather than following a single fixed model.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit counseling into busy schedules or to continue work across life transitions. These options support regular practice of skills, allow timely check-ins, and create multiple ways to communicate that can suit different comfort levels and lifestyles.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?

Jenifer works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related and relationship concerns, eating and body image problems, parenting and family difficulties, bipolar disorder, and related focus areas such as abandonment and attachment issues.

How would she describe her therapeutic style?

The approach is collaborative and person-centered, emphasizing that clients are heard and understood while blending practical skills, mindfulness, and exploration of emotions to foster growth and self-worth.

What is her professional background?

She has 19 years of experience working across settings with children, adolescents, and adults from diverse backgrounds, helping people navigate life transitions, relationship challenges, loss, anxiety, and addiction.

What credentials and location does she hold?

Jenifer holds LPC and LCPC credentials with license details MO LPC 2008009408 and IL LCPC 180011801 and practices in Missouri.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are offered?

She provides multiple remote formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with this therapist?

To get started select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsSelf esteem Depression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse GriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorder

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsGuilt and shame ImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMood disorders Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacksSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

19+ years

Licensed

Missouri, Illinois

Languages

English