Welcome to my practice!

Welcome! I’m Jen–a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), National Certified Counselor (NCC), Certified First Responder Counselor (CFRC), and PREPARE/ENRICH Certified Facilitator practicing in Fort Collins, Colorado and via Telehealth in South Dakota. With over 13 years of clinical experience, I bring my “A” game to help clients grow, heal, and increase resilience. I’m honest, mature, and love providing reality-based counseling to people who are ready to do the work.

I help adults restore stability; improve relationships; and navigate major life transitions. My style is practical, goal-oriented, and collaborative, integrating values like personal responsibility, integrity, and solid change. When requested, I incorporate faith-informed perspectives into counseling. My straightforward approach is rooted in evidence-based practices that create lasting change.

I grew up in a small farming town in Illinois, so I value personal responsibility, integrity, humility, hard work, and kindness–and I incorporate these core values into my practice.

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Education

Master of Arts, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, University of Northern Colorado
Bachelor of Arts, English, Colorado State University

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Credentials

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), State of Colorado
Licensed Professional Counselor, State of South Dakota
National Certified Counselor, National Board for Certified Counselors
Certified First Responder Counselor
Certified PREPARE/ENRICH Facilitator (Couples)
Certified Consilium® Practitioner – Mental Health

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Professional affiliations:

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Additional trainings/certifications:

Multiple ADHD trainings: ADHD in perimenopause, ADHD and emotional dysregulation, Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria in ADHD
“Integrating Sexual Interventions into Marital Therapy” by Dr. Barry McCarthy
Sexual Desire Discrepancy in Couples
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Externship for couples
Critical Issues in Complex Family Law Cases
QPR Suicide Prevention Training through the University or Northern Colorado

Background/More About Me

I hold a Master's degree from the University of Northern Colorado, a CACREP-accredited counseling program, with an emphasis in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Colorado State University. - Read More

I have been in the counseling field since 2010, and have worked with adults, children, adolescents, groups, couples, and families. I currently work with individual adult clients, couples, and adult families.

I love helping clients through life transitions and difficulties such as relationship challenges, divorce recovery, midlife crisis, parenting challenges, and retirement.

In addition to my direct experience with clients, I have supervised other therapists, managed a clinical counseling team, and worked in large corporate settings outside of the counseling field. I have served as a teaching assistant in multiple counseling and psychology courses at Colorado State University, and have served in many leadership capacities. I have delivered speeches on many different topics, including topics for first responders, resilience, hypervigilance, grief, bullying, the importance of exercise and nutrition in mental health, and growing from adversity.

I have written and contributed to articles for several publications and websites, including “Counseling Today,” a publication of the American Counseling Association, the websites www.deepsoulfullove.com, www.insidehook.com , and Giddy – The Authority on Sexual Health (getmegiddy.com). I have been interviewed about my work for podcasts and videos about first responder issues, helping couples after an affair, divorce recovery, bullying, child abuse, hypervigilance, & seasonal affective disorder.

I give back to the community in many ways. I have volunteered with the American Red Cross as a Disaster Mental Health volunteer, and am involved with PEO (Philanthropic Educational Organization), a charitable organization that supports women in education.

In my 50+ years on this planet, I have had many life experiences that have forced me to grow, learn about myself, find my strongest self, and help me see others’ pain in a deep and familiar way. - Read More

For example, I understand firsthand the joys and challenges of trying to raise really good humans, have experienced cancer, loss, and deep struggle, and have had to dig deep to do the work so I could bounce back and build resilience. I grew up in a small farming town in Illinois, so I appreciate humility, hard work, being outside, and kindness, and incorporate these core values into my practice.

Additionally, I would never expect clients to do difficult work on themselves that I haven’t had to do myself! As a counselor, I believe it is crucial that I continue doing my own self-growth through receiving my own counseling, coaching, reading, continuing education, and consultations with peers.

In addition to my career interests, I enjoy fitness, camping, off-roading, reading, hiking, fly-fishing, cooking, and spending time with my family and friends. I find humor and a growth mindset to be two of the most important qualities in my own journey.

Please feel free to ask me questions about my training, work experience, or philosophy about counseling!

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