Jennifer Yahnke-Del Angel, LPCC

Jennifer Yahnke-Del Angel is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) in Minnesota with six years of clinical experience. She centers therapy on practical, goal-focused work and treats each person as the expert on their own life. Her style is supportive and straightforward, aimed at helping people take small steps toward change.

She often uses cognitive behavioral strategies to help people notice patterns in thoughts and behavior and try new approaches that reduce distress. Client-Centered Therapy informs her emphasis on listening and following each person’s priorities. Motivational Interviewing helps when making changes feels overwhelming or motivation is mixed.

Jennifer has worked with a wide range of concerns, including addictions, mood disorders such as bipolar and depression, anxiety and stress, and trauma and abuse. She also supports people facing relationship and family problems, parenting strain, grief, burnout and compassion fatigue, and issues related to identity such as LGBT concerns and gender dysphoria.

Her practice includes attention to co-occurring conditions, communication problems, codependency, and behavior change goals like smoking or vaping cessation. She aims to create clear, manageable steps so progress can be seen and adjusted as needed.

Sessions are offered through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, with weekend availability often possible. The approach is collaborative: Jennifer helps people identify goals and works alongside them to build skills and momentum.

How CBT and Collaborative Talk Work Online

Jennifer commonly draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to reduce symptoms. CBT is practical and skill-focused, useful for concerns like anxiety, depression, addictions, and mood swings.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to guide how she listens and responds. That approach aims to follow the client’s lead and build on their strengths. Motivational Interviewing may be used when making a change feels difficult; it supports exploring ambivalence and finding personal reasons to move forward.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist helps clients clarify goals and then tests what methods fit best for those goals, needs, and preferences. This is a collaborative process that can shift as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for deeper, face-to-face conversations, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging work well for brief check-ins, homework support, or when clients prefer written communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue care from different locations.