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Jennifer Cole

Jennifer Cole

LMSW · Michigan

Hopeful direction for life transitions

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  • Collaborative support
  • Practical steps
  • Attachment focus

About Jennifer

Jennifer Cole is an LMSW with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people change the direction of their lives when they feel stuck. She encourages a gentle first step and offers steady support as clients begin that work.

She aims to help people heal from the past and manage the present. That can mean working through anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, grief, or the fallout from relationship changes like breakups or divorce. She also supports people coping with ADHD, addiction concerns, and the stress that comes from caregiving or demanding work.

Jennifer draws on approaches that center relationships and personal meaning. She emphasizes understanding attachment patterns, noticing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and using emotion-focused conversations to repair hurts. Sessions move at a practical pace and focus on real-life changes clients can try between meetings.

The therapist also lists adoption and foster care among additional focus areas and can address issues connected to those experiences as part of broader work. She is based in Michigan and conducts work in English.

Her style is collaborative and warm. She invites people who are ready to try a different ending to their story to set up an initial appointment and begin exploring options for change.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy in her work looks at how past relationship patterns shape current feelings and reactions; it helps people understand why they get stuck in certain relational cycles. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and meeting each person where they are; it supports self-directed change by prioritizing the client's goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and teaches small experiments and practical tools to shift them over time.

Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try methods that fit those needs. Plans can be adjusted as the work progresses so clients find what helps them most.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time so appointments are easier to keep. Online work can make it simpler to continue care during life transitions or when routines change. Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions are scheduled and what formats are offered.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefCareer difficultiesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Credentials

Michigan

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

Work often addresses stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, grief, relationship shifts, ADHD, addictions, and compassion fatigue among other concerns.

What is her therapeutic style like?

The approach is collaborative and warm, focusing on attachment patterns, emotions, and practical strategies clients can try between sessions.

How much clinical experience does she bring?

She has eight years of experience practicing as a licensed master social worker.

Where is the therapist located and licensed?

She is based in Michigan and holds the credential MI LMSW, a licensed master social worker credential for that state.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Are international clients accepted?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin work with this therapist?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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