Jennifer Walsh, LPC

Jennifer Walsh is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Registered Play Therapist practicing in Missouri who brings six years of clinical experience alongside nearly two decades of work with children. She holds a bachelor degree in elementary education and a master degree in counseling from the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and combines academic training with practical insight gained from years in educational settings and raising seven sons.

Her work focuses on supporting parents, educators, and individuals facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family challenges, parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, and struggles with self-esteem or life transitions. She draws on a person-centered foundation that prioritizes the therapeutic relationship, while integrating cognitive behavioral and solution-focused techniques when they serve a client’s goals. As a Registered Play Therapist she is skilled in using play-based methods to help children express and process emotions in developmentally appropriate ways.

Jennifer collaborates with clients to develop treatment plans tailored to their unique needs and personal objectives, addressing issues such as coping with change, intimacy and relationship difficulties, anger, career concerns, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She aims to create an environment where clients feel acknowledged for taking steps toward better mental health, and she welcomes inquiries from those ready to begin that work.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Jennifer Walsh uses client-centered therapy to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the client’s perspective guides the work - this approach helps people who need focused support with self-esteem, relationship concerns, parenting challenges, or life transitions. She also applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be particularly useful for anxiety, stress, panic symptoms, and mild depression. In addition, solution-focused techniques are used to zero in on practical steps and strengths-oriented changes that clients can implement quickly to address specific problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the process, and Jennifer partners with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. This collaborative process helps tailor sessions to what clients want to accomplish and how they prefer to work.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, or geographic constraints. These formats allow licensed professionals to provide consistent support, accommodate different communication styles, and make it easier to maintain momentum between sessions.