Jennifer Grunewald , LPCC

Jennifer Grunewald is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) practicing in Minnesota. She focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, and the practical challenges that come with major life changes. Jennifer uses clear, direct conversations to make difficult topics easier to talk about.

She draws on ten years of work in mental health and substance use settings. That experience includes helping people with concentration and memory concerns and supporting those managing symptoms of attention-deficit issues. She also has a working knowledge of DBT skills and applies techniques that fit each person's needs.

Sessions are collaborative. Jennifer helps people name what feels overwhelming and then tries concrete steps to reduce that burden. She pays attention to patterns that keep problems repeating and offers ways to try new behaviors in everyday life.

Her background includes work with addiction, grief, blended family tensions, caregiver stress, and communication problems. She also supports people dealing with codependency, feelings of guilt or shame, impulsivity, and isolation. Jennifer aims to make goal-setting realistic so progress feels achievable.

People who choose her often want practical strategies and straightforward feedback. She encourages small experiments between sessions and checks what did and didn’t help. The approach is steady, person-focused, and aimed at restoring a greater sense of control and self-compassion.

Evidence-based approaches and online care

Jennifer uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques adapted to each person's needs. One common approach she uses focuses on skills training that teaches practical coping tools for emotion regulation and distress tolerance; these tools help with anxiety, intense emotions, and impulsive reactions. Another approach emphasizes behavioral strategies that break problems into manageable steps and test small changes in everyday routines; this helps with addiction recovery, concentration struggles, and coping with life transitions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on what works. Clients help set priorities and Jennifer offers feedback and short experiments to see what fits best.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits for this work. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for teaching skills and working through interpersonal topics. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, coaching between sessions, or when a shorter, more frequent contact is needed. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and maintain continuity when life gets hectic.