Jennifer Swanger
Compassionate, practical therapy for real-life challenges
LMSW Michigan
- Experience
- 13 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Jennifer
Jennifer Swanger is an LMSW based in Michigan with 13 years of clinical experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship conflict, trauma and abuse, and depression.
Background and approach
She draws on a range of therapeutic tools to help clients explore difficult feelings, identify unhelpful patterns, and build sustainable coping strategies. Her work often includes attention to chronic pain, illness and disability, communication challenges, control issues, and workplace or life-purpose concerns.
Her approach emphasizes a nonjudgmental, collaborative atmosphere where clients can speak openly about their thoughts and emotions. Jennifer blends client-centered care with practical techniques to help clients move toward greater functioning and relief from distress.
She also integrates methods suited to motivation and problem-solving when clients are ready to make changes such as addressing substance use, navigating separation or infidelity, or managing mood disorders and self-harm urges. People who connect with her can expect a supportive professional who values each person’s pace and goals.
Jennifer partners with clients through the process of change, helping them build skills, clarify priorities, and make forward progress toward a more satisfying life.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Jennifer often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and then practice concrete skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, or address unhelpful habits. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to create an accepting, empathic space where clients can explore values, emotions, and life concerns at their own pace. Motivational Interviewing is incorporated when clients are weighing change; this approach focuses on clarifying personal motivations and strengthening commitment to specific goals.Deciding which approach fits best is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to clarify needs, experiment with strategies, and adjust the plan as progress unfolds so therapy remains aligned with goals and preferences.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage with these approaches through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to attend sessions from home or work, practice skills between meetings, and maintain continuity when schedules change, while still receiving structured, skill-oriented care from a licensed professional.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Licensed
Michigan
Languages
English