Jennifer Plesz, LPC
Practical counseling that centers your story
Details
| Name | Jennifer Plesz |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Michigan |
| Licensed in | Michigan |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 5 |
About Jennifer
Jennifer Plesz is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan. She draws on five years of clinical experience and her own experiences overcoming major life challenges to guide people toward clearer goals and healthier daily routines. She uses Narrative therapy to help people tell the stories that shape their lives.
She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and client-centered techniques to help people notice what matters, accept difficult feelings, and take meaningful steps.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and focused on practical change. Jennifer helps with stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She also supports people dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, parenting strains, intimacy concerns, and self-esteem issues.
She works with people facing career decisions and those living with mood disorders such as bipolar diagnosis. Her broader focus includes adoption and foster care, autism and Asperger syndrome, body image, cancer-related concerns, caregiver stress, codependency, and communication problems. Jennifer pays attention to family of origin issues and problems that come from divorce, separation, or domestic violence.
In sessions she keeps language simple and practical. Conversations explore the choices people make and the stories they carry. Clients leave with specific ideas to try between meetings and a clearer sense of next steps.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Career difficulties, Depression among the things Jennifer works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Adoption and foster care
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Immigration issues
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
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.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Jennifer among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: 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.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Jennifer among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: 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 Narrative and ACT translate to online care
Jennifer often uses Narrative therapy to help people reshuffle the stories they tell about themselves and their relationships. This approach focuses on language and meaning, and can help with identity concerns, family of origin problems, or life changes by making new storylines more visible.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and feelings, connect with personal values, and take small actions that matter. ACT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with ongoing stress. Client-centered work underpins her approach, meaning conversations are paced around the client's needs and goals.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals and preferences, and adjust over time as needs change. This conversation is practical and guided by what the person wants to try.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls let people use visual cues, phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or fit into a work break, and messaging can support ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around life demands and to keep momentum between meetings.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Other areas include grief, trauma and abuse, parenting, intimacy-related issues, and relationship concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is conversational and collaborative. She blends Narrative work with ACT and client-centered methods to focus on meaning, values, and practical steps.
What is her background and experience?
She has five years of clinical experience and personal experience navigating major life challenges. She holds a masters-level degree in rehabilitation counseling and practices as an LPC.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She practices in Michigan and holds the credential LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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