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Jennifer Garland, LCSW

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Relationships Trauma, Abuse Parenting issues
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About me

I have been an individual and family therapist in Missouri for fifteen years. In my practice, I have served those coping with anxiety, stress, depression, substance abuse, parenting challenges, and a plethora of other issues. I have extensive experience working with victims of childhood abuse and trauma.

I bring a strength based perspective to all situations. I believe that everyone has strengths they can draw upon to work through life's challenges and hardships. My therapeutic approach is a mixture of cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, and integrative therapies. Everyone is unique and therapy sessions must be individualized as well.

Reaching out for help is admirable and no easy task. I'm glad you have taken that first step and I look forward to talking with you.

Professional experience

17yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Addictions Relationships Trauma, Abuse Parenting issues

Additional areas of focus: Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Coping with life changes, ADHD, Adoption and Foster Care, Attachment issues, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Co-morbidity, Commitment Issues, Control issues, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Eating and Food-Related Issues, Family Problems, Fertility Issues, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Hoarding, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Jealousy, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Self-love, Sex Addiction, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Sexuality, Smoking/Vaping Cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues

Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

MO LCSW 2007007218

Reviews

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She is and has always been wonderful!

Written on Nov 21, 2023 after therapy with Jennifer for 4 years and 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes

She showed up, even though, she and her family, survived a tornado!
After their electricity was restored.
I'm very comfortable with talking to my therapist about anything. That's rare for me. I highly recommend her!

Written on Apr 09, 2023 after therapy with Jennifer for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and anger management

She’s always understanding and accommodating

Written on Apr 06, 2023 after therapy with Jennifer for 2 years and 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes

I love Jennifer! When I find myself in a downward spiral of negativity, her positivity is infectious and helps me turn it around. Our conversations are so fun and she's helped me to think about myself more than I ever have before with her understanding and thought-provoking comments. She really is a pleasure to talk to and I feel so much better now than when I first started a couple months ago. I highly recommend her. She is the best therapist I've ever talked to!

Written on Apr 01, 2023 after therapy with Jennifer for 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem

I am so glad I have Jennifer! She is kind and really helps me see things properly, so calm and asks all the right questions! I’ve been seeing her for some time now and I wouldn’t see anyone else!

Written on Feb 23, 2023 after therapy with Jennifer for 2 years and 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and anger management

Jennifer and I spent a year talking weekly about trauma from my past, how I could move forward, how the trauma effected my present, and how to move past the trauma, set boundaries, and have a better future. I HIGHLY recommend her if you are struggling to accept the toxic cycle you experienced and want to make it stop with you!

Written on Feb 01, 2023 after therapy with Jennifer for 1 year on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and parenting issues