Therapist profile
Jenifer Papaccio, LPC
LPC counselor - relationships and family concerns
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- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness techniques
- Parenting support topics
About Jenifer
Jenifer Papaccio is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Missouri with ten years of clinical experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, sleeping problems, and related issues listed in her practice focus.
She uses practical therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), client-centered methods, and mindfulness approaches. Sessions focus on skills you can use day to day. She emphasizes how thinking patterns, behavior, and habit change affect daily life and longer-term goals.
Her background includes crisis intervention and correctional counseling, work in community mental health, private practice counseling, and experience providing guidance in settings serving people with intellectual disabilities. Those roles inform a straightforward approach to problem solving and coping skills.
In sessions she will look at how the brain learns and adapts, discuss practical strategies, and practice techniques that aim to change unhelpful habits. Conversations often include concrete steps to manage anxiety, improve sleep, handle grief, or work through parenting stress.
She encourages a collaborative process where the adult seeking help and the therapist decide which techniques fit best. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before scheduling so they know how she is meeting with people at the time.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small committed actions that match those values. It helps when life feels out of step with what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) identifies thought and behavior patterns that keep stress or anxiety active and teaches practical strategies to change them. Mindfulness-based techniques teach simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve sleep and focus.Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will work collaboratively with the adult seeking help to choose methods that fit the person's goals, preferences, and daily routine. That choice can change over time as needs evolve.
Confirm the available session formats before booking so you know how she is meeting with people now. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten travel time, or allow a quieter check-in during a break. Therapists and licensed professionals generally adapt exercises, worksheets, and skills practice so they can be used during remote sessions as well. If you need to balance parenting demands or work hours, mention that when you schedule so session timing can be discussed.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
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What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep problems, parenting strain, and related concerns listed in her focus areas.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and skills-based, drawing on CBT, ACT, DBT, client-centered methods, and mindfulness to build everyday coping strategies.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of clinical experience working in crisis intervention, correctional counseling, community mental health, private practice, and services for people with intellectual disabilities.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - licensed in Missouri.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking so you know whether phone or video or another format is offered at the time.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.