- Attachment-based work
- Cognitive behavioral tools
- Mindfulness practices
About Jennifer
Jennifer Garvin is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Indiana with 11 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, depression, LGBT concerns, family and parenting challenges, anger, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue.
Jennifer helps people talk through difficult events and stressful transitions. She draws on approaches such as attachment-based work, client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. Sessions are paced to the person’s needs and include straightforward techniques for managing symptoms and improving day-to-day coping.
Her background includes years working with people affected by addiction, attachment wounds, grief, and mood concerns. She also has experience addressing adoption and foster care issues, abandonment, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, and communication problems. Jennifer has cared for clients facing domestic violence, substance use, and complex co-morbid conditions.
In sessions she invites clients to share their goals and feedback about the plan. That means practical tools from CBT when thinking patterns are a barrier, and attachment-informed conversations when relationships are central. Mindfulness exercises and motivational interviewing ideas are used to support change and build small achievable steps.
People who reach out often want help with major life shifts - leaving home, starting work or school, grieving losses, or handling relationship strain. Jennifer keeps sessions direct and collaborative, focusing on clear next steps and manageable skills rather than lengthy theory.
How her approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based work focuses on how relationships shape reactions and coping. Online sessions can use conversation and reflective exercises to identify patterns from past relationships and practice new ways of relating. This is often helpful when relationship stress, abandonment, or attachment issues are present.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior. Online sessions can teach concrete CBT skills like thought records, behavioral experiments, and activity scheduling to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms.
Mindfulness practices introduce simple attention and grounding exercises to reduce reactivity and build tolerance for strong emotions. These short practices can be used between sessions to support daily stress management.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean trying CBT tools for day-to-day symptom control, then bringing in attachment-focused conversations for relationship concerns.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce time spent traveling. Licensed professionals can use this flexibility to help clients try practical skills and follow up between appointments without promising a specific session type.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Indiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, depression, LGBT concerns, family and parenting challenges, anger, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue.
How would she describe her therapy style?
Her style is direct and communicative. She uses client-centered conversation alongside CBT, mindfulness, attachment-based ideas, and motivational interviewing techniques.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of experience working in mental health settings with a range of concerns including addiction, grief, attachment, and mood disorders.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is an LMHC, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, practicing in Indiana.
Can I have sessions in another language or from another country?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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