Jennifer Plesz, LPC

Jennifer Plesz is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan who draws on five years of clinical work to help people move past obstacles and reach clearer goals. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Jennifer earned a master's degree in rehabilitation counseling and has personal experience with life changes that shapes her approach. She uses that background to help people manage mood concerns, stress, and career or school challenges. Her work often centers on anxiety, depression, and coping with big life transitions. She also helps with relationship concerns, communication problems, grief, parenting stress, and intimacy-related issues. Jennifer supports people facing trauma, abuse, bipolar mood challenges, and issues connected to adoption and foster care. Clinically, she draws from cognitive behavioral techniques, acceptance and commitment ideas, and client-centered principles. She blends emotional focus with practical tools so people can try new ways of reacting and thinking between sessions. Sessions aim to be straightforward and collaborative. Jennifer helps clients set clear goals, try skills in everyday life, and adjust plans as needed. Her style is direct but empathetic, with attention to what each person wants to change. People who prefer a mix of skill-building and emotionally focused talk may find her approach useful. Work happens over video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How Jennifer’s approaches work online

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and low mood. It breaks problems into small steps and teaches practical skills to use between sessions.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice their thoughts without getting stuck and clarify what matters most to them. It supports taking small committed actions that align with personal values even while difficult feelings are present.

Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and creating a respectful space where clients guide the work. The therapist reflects and helps people find their own solutions rather than directing them.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Jennifer will work collaboratively to choose techniques that match the client's goals and preferences, and she adjusts methods as needs change.

Online work can make therapy fit into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people send notes or check in between sessions or when a written conversation feels easier. These options offer flexibility so therapy can happen around work, school, and family commitments.