About Jennifer
Jennifer Clegg is a licensed independent social worker with 16 years of experience. She helps people who are struggling with depression, bipolar mood concerns, addictions, and ADHD. She also supports those facing grief, career stress, relationship or family conflict, and burnout from compassion fatigue.
Her style is straightforward and respectful. Conversations are patient and focused on the issues you bring. She aims to adapt the pace and topics to each person's needs instead of using a one-size-fits-all plan.
Background and approach
Jennifer uses practical strategies drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy to challenge unhelpful thinking and build new habits. She also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills to manage intense emotions and mindfulness techniques to help people slow down and notice what matters. Motivational interviewing shows up when someone wants help changing behaviors like smoking or gambling.
Sessions typically involve goal-setting, skill practice, and checking what is working between meetings. She pays attention to daily routines, relationships, and work or caregiving demands that affect mood and functioning. Progress is measured with small, concrete steps rather than vague promises.
People who choose her often want clear tools and steady support during change. She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and practical problem solving to help clients move toward a more manageable life.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Jennifer blends cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy into online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and teaches practical exercises to change behavior and mood. Dialectical behavior therapy offers skills for managing strong emotions, improving distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to pick methods that fit their goals and preferences. Together they set small, achievable goals and adjust methods as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for skills practice, while phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is preferred. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when a written exchange fits a schedule better. These options make it easier to keep consistent work during life changes and busy routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- ADHD
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Relationship issues
- Smoking / vaping cessation
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
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