Jennafer Matthews , LPC

Jennafer Matthews, LPC, has practiced counseling for 11 years in Wisconsin. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, life transitions, or relationship difficulties. Jennafer aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can speak honestly and begin to make small, steady changes.

She uses a person-centered style that lets clients lead the conversation. That means she listens first, asks curious questions, and helps people notice their strengths. She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors.

Mindfulness practices are woven into sessions when they fit a person’s goals. These simple grounding skills can help reduce reactivity and increase focus. Solution-focused strategies are used to set short-term goals and track progress between meetings.

Jennafer works with a wide range of concerns including stress, self-esteem, trauma and grief, mood disorders such as bipolar and depression, ADHD, and issues related to identity and intimacy. She also addresses topics like caregiver stress, chronic illness, body image, and communication problems.

Her sessions are collaborative and practical. Conversations aim to produce actions people can try between meetings. Jennafer encourages humor alongside hard work and helps people pace change to match their life demands.

Approaches in Online Counseling and How They Help

Jennafer frequently uses Client-Centered Therapy to center sessions on each person’s experience. This means the therapist listens deeply, reflects what she hears, and supports the client in naming goals and next steps. It is helpful for people who want to explore feelings and make sense of their relationships.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT offers concrete tools to test unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jennafer treats that as a collaboration - she will talk through options, try techniques, and adjust based on what the person prefers and what helps them meet their goals.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video sessions are good for deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, quick skill practice, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These formats make it easier to fit counseling into a busy schedule and keep momentum between meetings.