Jennifer Gadberry

Compassionate, practical counseling for life’s challenges

LPC Missouri

Experience: 23 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Family, Parenting
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Jennifer

Jennifer Gadberry is an LPC with 23 years of clinical experience based in Missouri who focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, mood concerns, relationship conflicts, parenting challenges, grief, trauma, eating issues, anger, and life transitions.

Background and approach

She draws on a client-centered foundation that emphasizes each person's strengths and capacity for growth while using practical strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Her background includes work as a crisis counselor, in outpatient settings, and as a therapist in a residential treatment center for children and teens, combined with experience teaching psychology at the college level.

In independent practice she has provided individual, couple, and family counseling in clients' homes and in-office, addressing parenting problems, family conflict, depression, anxiety, loss, and related concerns. Her style blends empathy with active, goal-oriented techniques such as cognitive-behavioral exercises, mindfulness and relaxation practices, and solution-focused planning.

Jennifer aims to collaborate with clients to set clear goals, build on existing strengths, and create actionable steps toward improved emotional well-being. Clients seeking support for issues like ADHD, attachment and adoption-related concerns, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, body image, or forgiveness work may find her approach useful as she integrates humanistic values with practical therapeutic tools.

Approaches for Online Growth and Problem Solving

Jennifer uses cognitive-behavioral techniques to help people identify and shift unhelpful thought and behavior patterns; these methods are useful for anxiety, depression, and many everyday stressors. She also practices client-centered therapy, offering an empathetic, nonjudgmental setting that prioritizes the person's own strengths and goals and supports insight and personal growth. Solution-focused strategies are woven in to create clear, attainable steps and to build momentum toward specific goals.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and she works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods fit best. Together they review needs, preferences, and goals and may blend approaches so sessions remain practical and responsive to what’s working for the client.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexible ways to attend sessions from home or another convenient location. These formats support consistent access to care, allow for scheduling that fits busy lives, and make it easier to maintain progress between appointments through messaging and brief check-ins.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

Services include support for stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and body image issues, anger, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and coping with life changes.

What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?

Her work is primarily client-centered, emphasizing empathy and collaboration, while integrating cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused techniques to create practical steps for change.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 23 years of experience, including roles as a crisis counselor, outpatient therapist, residential treatment therapist for children and teens, and a psychology instructor.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with license MO LPC 2002010838.

Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?

Services are provided in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available for online work?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or through text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are delivered through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsParenting issuesSelf esteem Depression

Also works with

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuse GriefEating disordersAnger managementBipolar disorderCoping with life changes ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressControl issuesDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shame Isolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disorders Panic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Solution-Focused Therapy

Experience

23+ years

Licensed

Missouri

Languages

English