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Entry 132108Alabama / United States

Jennifer Rhodes

Jennifer Rhodes, LICSW

Alabama 10 years in practice

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LICSW - Stress and Trauma focus

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  • CBT methods
  • DBT skills
  • Client-centered work

About Jennifer

LICSW (clinical social worker) licensed in Alabama with 10 years of experience, Jennifer Rhodes helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma. She also supports those coping with relationship strain, addiction concerns, self-esteem challenges, bipolar mood issues, career stress, compassion fatigue, and major life changes. Sessions are conducted in English.

Jennifer uses a mix of evidence-informed methods to address real-life problems. She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to focus on the person's perspective. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thoughts and break down symptoms into manageable steps. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are applied when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are priorities.

Her approach adapts to the issue at hand rather than following a single formula. Treatment plans commonly combine CBT techniques with insight-oriented ideas from existential and Imago relationship perspectives. Mindfulness-based practices are introduced when they can help with stress, anxiety, or grounding after trauma.

Clients can expect straightforward conversations about current problems and practical tools to try between meetings. Jennifer aims to help people build coping skills, gradual behavior changes, and clearer thinking about relationships and values.

To begin, visitors are directed to the site's online therapy options where a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step start the process. The therapist does not accept international clients and works under her Alabama LICSW credential.

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How key approaches are used in online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's experience and priorities. In practice this means the therapist listens closely to what matters to the client and shapes sessions around their concerns and goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, behaviors, and feelings. Online CBT sessions often include homework, skill practice, and brief behavioral experiments to do between appointments. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) supplies concrete skills for managing intense emotion and reducing impulsive reactions; online work can focus on learning and rehearsing these skills in everyday situations.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review presenting problems, personal goals, and preferences, then try methods that fit best. Adjustments are expected as progress is monitored and goals change.

The specific session formats Jennifer offers are not listed here, so confirm options before booking. Online work can make attending sessions easier to fit into daily life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and make it simpler to practice skills between meetings. Many people find that working this way helps them apply tools directly to real-world situations while keeping treatment consistent with their schedule.

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Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyImago Relationship TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Listed in

Alabama

Languages

English

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Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, addictions, relationship and family issues, anger, career stress, bipolar concerns, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic style?

She uses a flexible, practical approach combining Client-Centered Therapy, CBT, DBT skills, existential ideas, and Imago relationship perspectives to match a person's needs.

How long has she been practicing?

She has ten years of clinical experience working as a therapist in Alabama.

What credential does she hold and where does she practice?

She is an LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker) practicing in Alabama.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

She does not accept international clients.

What are the session formats?

Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking.

How does cost and scheduling work?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to start, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session via the See online therapy options button.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.

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