Jennifer Palacios, LMFT

Jennifer Palacios is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and the owner of Parallel Pathways Collective, bringing five years of focused experience to work with individuals and couples. She concentrates on helping people understand recurring patterns, strengthen communication, and build deeper connection. Jennifer often works with relational trauma and emotional abuse while also supporting couples through common relationship challenges such as conflict, disconnection, and life transitions.

Her practice emphasizes slowing down the pace so clients can make sense of interaction patterns and gain clearer perspective on what they want from their relationships. That slower, intentional approach is designed to help relationships feel more secure, aligned, and purposeful. Jennifer describes her work as collaborative and trauma-informed, drawing on Family Systems perspectives, Gottman principles for couples, and Narrative Therapy techniques to tailor interventions to each person or partnership.

Whether someone is processing deeper wounds or seeking to improve everyday connection, Jennifer provides a welcoming space to build practical skills, increase clarity, and make steady progress at a pace that feels comfortable. Her background supports work on stress, anxiety, family and relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and related attachment and communication issues.

Evidence-Based Relationship Work Delivered Online

Jennifer draws on Family Systems, Gottman, and Narrative Therapy approaches adapted for remote work. Family Systems looks at patterns across relationships and how roles within a family influence current challenges - it helps when family dynamics, blended family issues, or long standing interaction patterns are creating stress. Gottman informed techniques focus on communication, repair after conflict, and rebuilding trust, making them useful for couples navigating disconnection, infidelity, or recurring fights. Narrative Therapy encourages separating problems from the person and reframing the stories people tell about themselves, which can be helpful for processing trauma, shame, or making sense of life purpose.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Jennifer works collaboratively with each client or couple to identify goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on what feels most effective and comfortable. Treatment evolves according to the client’s needs and preferences.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can occur by video call or phone, and shorter check ins or ongoing work can happen through live chat or text based messaging. This range of options makes it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain momentum between sessions, and access consistent support from licensed professionals regardless of travel or timing constraints.