Jennifer Ladd, LPC

Jennifer Ladd is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Tennessee who helps people facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, and parenting stress. She also supports people dealing with grief, bipolar concerns, addictions, intimacy issues, eating or sleeping struggles, and attention challenges such as ADHD. Jennifer aims to make therapy practical and approachable for worried parents and adults alike.

Her style is warm, conversational, and interactive. She listens carefully to what lies behind symptoms and helps clients name the feelings and patterns that cause distress. Sessions focus on understanding strengths, identifying habits that no longer serve, and trying out changes that fit each person’s life.

Jennifer blends cognitive behavior strategies with acceptance-based ideas and attachment-focused work. She also uses client-centered and dialectical behavior approaches to tailor support to each person’s needs. This mix allows her to offer skills for managing emotions and to address deeper relational patterns.

She has provided both individual and group counseling during a 13-year career in mental health. Jennifer highlights respect, sensitivity, and compassion as central to the work she does with clients. Her background includes focused training in trauma treatment methods and practical experience across a wide range of concerns.

People who start therapy with Jennifer can expect a collaborative plan. She works with each person to set clear goals and to try strategies that fit their values and daily life. The emphasis is on steady, manageable steps toward greater calm and connection.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take actions that match their values. ACT can be useful for anxiety, low mood, and motivation problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early experiences shape current reactions; it can help with intimacy issues, abandonment concerns, and communication problems. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s own experience, offering a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the therapist mirrors and clarifies what the client brings, which supports self-understanding and confidence.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can shift over time as new issues or priorities emerge.

The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing commute time and allowing sessions during breaks or from a different location. Some approaches lend themselves to skills practice or brief check-ins that fit shorter time slots, while others involve deeper dialogue suited to longer sessions. Licensed professionals can adapt techniques like ACT or attachment-focused work to an online setting to focus on everyday changes and relationship patterns.