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Jennifer Ladd, LPC

  • Experience13 years
  • LocationTennessee
  • Focus areasRelationship, Trauma and abuse, and Grief
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Jennifer

Jennifer Ladd is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Tennessee with 13 years of clinical experience supporting people through relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, mood disorders such as bipolar and depression, anxiety and stress, addictions, and a broad set of related concerns including ADHD, intimacy and family issues, and body image.

Background and approach

She also works with issues like abandonment, attachment difficulties, dissociation, chronic illness, and concerns connected to kink or alternative sexual cultures. Her therapeutic manner is described as warm, conversational, and interactive, combining attentive clinical listening with a thoughtful, intuitive approach to uncover underlying feelings and patterns.

She draws from Internal Family Systems alongside cognitive and acceptance-based strategies to help clients understand hidden parts of themselves, reframe unhelpful thoughts, and take values-driven action. Treatment plans are individualized and may include relational and experiential methods tailored to each person’s needs.

Jennifer has provided both individual and group counseling and has specialized training in trauma-focused techniques. She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while helping clients identify strengths, make concrete changes, and move toward more satisfying daily life and relationships.

Integrating Parts Work and Acceptance Online

Internal Family Systems helps clients identify and relate to different internal parts or subpersonalities, offering a way to understand conflicting feelings and self-protective patterns; it can be useful for trauma responses, shame, and chronic inner conflict. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values, accepting difficult thoughts and feelings, and taking committed action toward a meaningful life, which often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relational patterns that developed in early relationships and helps people build more supported, trusting connections and healthier boundaries.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and happens collaboratively. The therapist works with clients to consider presenting concerns, goals, and preferences and may combine elements from different methods to create a tailored plan rather than sticking to a single technique from the start.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging allow work to continue across schedules and locations. These formats make it easier to access licensed professionals from Tennessee and beyond, fit sessions into busy lives, and use approaches like parts work or ACT-focused exercises in ways that align with each client's daily routine and goals.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
She works with a wide range of issues including relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting stress, bipolar disorder, anxiety, depression, addictions, ADHD, and many related challenges such as attachment or body image concerns.
What is the therapist's general approach and style?
The clinician uses a warm, conversational, and interactive style that blends attentive listening with an intuitive focus on underlying feelings and patterns to tailor therapy to each person.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of experience providing individual and group counseling and has received specialized training in trauma-focused interventions.
What credentials and location are listed for the therapist?
She is licensed as an LPC with licence number TN LPC 2431 and practices from Tennessee.
Can people who speak other languages or live abroad work with her?
She provides services in English and is accepting international clients.
In what formats are sessions available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or through text-based messaging to suit different needs and preferences.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with client location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working with this therapist?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issuesBipolar disorder

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

13+ years

Licensed

Tennessee

Languages

English