Jennifer Pelo , LPC, LPCC

Jennifer Pelo is a licensed professional counselor who practices in Colorado. She brings nine years of private-practice counseling experience and a background in school counseling. Jennifer focuses on issues many women face such as stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, and concerns around intimacy and self-esteem.

She emphasizes building a trusting relationship first. Jennifer believes people already hold many of their own answers and that therapy is a place to find and test them. Sessions are conversational and grounded in respect for each person’s choices.

Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas, client-centered methods, dialectical behavior therapy, emotionally-focused techniques, and EMDR when trauma is present. She uses these methods to help people process painful memories, improve communication, and manage strong emotions like anger and shame.

Jennifer often helps people facing big life changes, caregiver stress, codependency, and feelings of isolation or abandonment. She also supports concerns such as career shifts, midlife transitions, and issues related to identity and LGBT experiences.

Her style is practical and steady. She works with clients to set clear goals, practice new skills, and try small changes between sessions. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first appointment that fits the client’s needs.

Approaches that translate to online work

Attachment-based work focuses on patterns of closeness and trust. Online sessions can help people notice how past relating shows up today and try new ways of connecting. Client-centered therapy centers the person's own goals and experience and uses listening, reflection, and gentle guidance to help people find their next steps. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication, which can be practiced between sessions and reviewed during video or text check-ins.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, past experiences with therapy, and what methods feel most manageable. Together they will try methods that fit the client's needs and adjust the plan based on what helps.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and comfort levels. Video calls are useful for in-depth conversations and practicing communication skills. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging let people share updates or try brief exercises between meetings. These options make therapy more flexible for work, caregiving, or other life demands.