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Jennifer Reed-Grimmett

Jennifer Reed-Grimmett, LPC

West Virginia

Licensed Professional Counselor - Family patterns and coping

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  • Stress and anxiety
  • Attachment issues
  • CBT and ACT methods

About Jennifer

Jennifer Reed-Grimmett is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in West Virginia with 24 years of experience. She works with adults who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, parenting strain, addiction issues, grief, and patterns that stem from their family of origin. Jennifer describes a direct, plain-spoken style and offers practical tools alongside listening and support.

She helps people talk through what’s causing distress and identifies small, immediate steps to improve daily functioning. Early sessions often focus on understanding patterns and stabilizing symptoms with calming exercises and short-term strategies. Jennifer emphasizes clear, goal-focused work while letting clients help set the direction.

Her approach draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and on acceptance-based work to help people live with difficult feelings without being controlled by them. Attachment-based ideas inform how she looks at relationship patterns that began in childhood and still affect current behavior.

Jennifer also uses skills from dialectical behavior therapy for emotion regulation and client-centered methods that prioritize the person’s experience. She says she brings experience as a former counseling client to her work and aims to treat people without judgment. Practical coaching and motivational tools are part of sessions when helpful.

She works with concerns such as intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, and coping with life changes. Jennifer asks prospective clients to begin by completing the site’s short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session so they can discuss goals and plan next steps.

Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions function

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people live in line with their values while accepting difficult emotions. It can help with anxiety, depression, and ongoing life stress by shifting how someone relates to thoughts and feelings. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns and how they shape current behavior in close relationships. It can be useful for intimacy issues and repeated family-of-origin patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) aims to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and is often used for anxiety, depression, and sleep problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jennifer will collaborate with each person to test methods and choose what fits best based on their goals, preferences, and the problems they bring. She combines techniques rather than sticking to a single method, and she checks in regularly to adjust the plan.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow quicker check-ins when progress needs reviewing. They also allow people to work with a licensed professional in West Virginia from different locations, while the therapist and client decide together how to use the time for skills practice, problem solving, or coaching.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

24+ years

Listed in

West Virginia

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, addictions, grief, intimacy-related issues, and family of origin patterns among many other areas.

What is her general therapy style?

Her style is plain-spoken and collaborative. She combines listening with practical tools, short-term strategies, and coaching when useful.

How much experience does she have?

She has 24 years of clinical experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor.

Where is she licensed and located?

She is an LPC licensed in West Virginia and practices with that jurisdiction in mind.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are sessions arranged and what about cost?

Session cost varies with location and is billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to discuss goals and next steps.

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