Jennifer Palacios , LMFT

Jennifer Palacios is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in New Jersey who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and ADHD-related challenges. She works with individuals and couples to make sense of repeating patterns. Her aim is to help people feel more connected and clearer about their relationships and life direction.

Jen uses a calm, collaborative style. She slows conversations down so patterns become easier to see. Sessions focus on improving communication, managing conflict, and repairing trust after hurt. She offers straightforward steps people can try between sessions.

Her background includes five years of clinical experience supporting people through relational trauma, emotional abuse, and life transitions. She draws on family systems ideas to look at how relationships shape behavior. She also uses techniques from Gottman-informed work to strengthen everyday interaction and narrative approaches to reframe painful stories.

People often come to Jen feeling stuck in the same fights or unsure how to get closer. She guides them to notice what keeps those cycles going and then practices different ways of showing up. That practical focus aims to create more secure and intentional relationships over time.

Sessions are offered in English. Therapy is provided through a mix of live video, phone, chat, and text-based messaging so people can choose what fits their routine and needs.

Approaches that inform online sessions

Jennifer integrates Family Systems ideas to look at how family relationships shape repeating behaviors and interaction patterns. This approach helps people see their role in cycles of conflict and find different ways to respond. She also uses principles from Gottman-informed work to teach concrete skills that improve everyday communication and reduce escalation. That work focuses on small, practical habits people can practice between sessions. Narrative approaches are also part of her toolkit and help people rewrite painful stories about themselves and their relationships so they can move toward healthier patterns.

Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist collaborates with each person to identify which methods match their goals, needs, and preferences. Over the first few meetings she will talk through options and adjust the plan as progress is made and priorities shift.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face connection and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can work for brief check-ins or reflection between meetings. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy week while still working on communication, stress, and relationship goals.