Jennifer Eklund, LISW-CP

Jennifer Eklund holds a master’s degree from The Ohio State University and a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University. She is a Licensed Independent Social Worker - Clinical Practitioner (LISW-CP), a clinical social work license that authorizes independent clinical practice and assessment. With nine years of professional experience, she has worked in settings that include family services, adolescent care, and hospice, supporting people from a range of backgrounds who face challenges such as stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, ADHD, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleep difficulties, parenting struggles, anger, self-esteem, career and workplace problems, depression, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and caregiver stress.

Her approach centers on building a strong therapeutic rapport as the foundation for effective work. After that connection is established, she draws from a variety of clinical methods and adapts them to fit each person’s needs. Her toolkit includes Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy, and she often integrates techniques across these approaches to address complex concerns.

Colleagues and clients have described her as honest and direct, a good listener, caring, sensitive, and energetic. She examines issues from multiple perspectives to weigh pros and cons and to help people identify practical steps forward. She connects with people through video sessions, phone calls, live chat, or text-based messaging, and often finds video useful when establishing a therapeutic relationship, while remaining adaptable to the mode that works best for each person. Jennifer understands how difficult it can be to find a counselor who feels like a good fit and brings a thoughtful, person-focused style to her work with individuals and families.