Jennifer Malkin, LPC
Compassionate counselor helping people find clearer direction
Details
| Name | Jennifer Malkin |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | South Carolina |
| Licensed in | Connecticut, South Carolina |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 20 |
About Jennifer
Jennifer Malkin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in South Carolina with 20 years of experience. She uses a collaborative style that focuses on understanding patterns, clarifying goals, and identifying strengths to make lasting change. Jennifer speaks English and works with adults on relationship, mood, stress, and life transition concerns.
In sessions she aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through what’s getting in the way.
Background and approach
She helps clients notice behavior patterns and choose actions that support their values and goals. Jennifer emphasizes clear communication, practical steps, and honest discussion about progress and setbacks. Her background includes a master’s degree in counseling and earlier graduate work in education, plus a bachelor’s degree in psychology.
She holds the LPC credential and has twenty years of practice helping people manage anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship issues. Jennifer draws on several approaches, including Narrative Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered work, cognitive behavioral strategies, and mindfulness. She blends these to match what the person needs most in the moment.
In therapy she partners with clients to set a plan and then checks progress along the way. She will challenge and hold people accountable when needed, while supporting them to use their strengths and values to move forward. Sessions may include short-term problem-focused work or longer-term support for deeper changes.
Practical skills, clearer communication, and attention to values guide her work with each person.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Relationship issues among the things Jennifer works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Jennifer among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Jennifer among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Jennifer among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Jennifer among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Jennifer among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Jennifer among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Jennifer among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Jennifer among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Jennifer directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Jennifer directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How her approaches guide online therapy
Jennifer commonly uses Narrative Therapy to help people make sense of their stories and separate themselves from unhelpful problem-focused identities. This approach can help with relationship patterns, family-of-origin issues, and feelings of emptiness by reframing problems as things a person experiences rather than who they are.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which emphasizes identifying personal values and taking committed action even when emotions are difficult. ACT is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes because it focuses on small steps aligned with what matters most.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to choose methods that match the client's goals and preferences, and will adjust the plan as progress is tracked and needs change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can fit shorter breaks or lower bandwidth situations, and live chat or messaging can support brief check-ins or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between scheduled appointments.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting and caregiver stress, addictions, and many life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and supportive, blending narrative, ACT, client-centered, CBT, and mindfulness techniques to fit each person.
How much experience does she have?
She has twenty years of clinical experience working with adults on mood, relationship, and life transition concerns.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in South Carolina and works from that state.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are sessions billed?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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