Jennifer Bickford is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns.
01About Jennifer
Jennifer Bickford is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. She offers a calm, person-centered style that aims to make conversations feel respectful and useful. Her approach is practical and empathetic so parents and busy adults can use what they learn in daily life.
She typically starts by listening to what matters most to the client and then tailors tools to that person.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques help break unhelpful thought and behavior cycles. Mindfulness practices support grounding and emotional regulation during stressful moments. Narrative and client-centered methods are woven into sessions to help people tell their story and identify strengths.
Motivational interviewing is used when clients want clearer direction or help making changes that stick. Sessions combine reflective questions with actionable steps so progress feels concrete. Jennifer has 11 years of clinical experience in Minnesota and works with concerns such as trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, parenting stress, compassion fatigue, and life transitions.
She also addresses a range of related topics including attachment, body image, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and communication challenges. Sessions are offered in English through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules. She aims to create a steady, approachable space where people can explore choices, build new skills, and find clearer ways forward.
02Credentials
- LPCC (Minnesota)
- License 02809 · expires March 2026
- NPI
- 1235883786 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Jennifer lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Jennifer names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Jennifer names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How her therapeutic approaches fit online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the person's lead. In online sessions this means the therapist asks reflective questions and adjusts pacing so people feel heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and it can be translated into simple exercises to practice between sessions. Mindfulness Therapy teaches short grounding and breath exercises to reduce overwhelm and support emotional regulation in everyday moments.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and style. That might mean starting with reflective, person-centered work and adding CBT tools or mindfulness practices as needed. Progress is paced to what the client wants to try.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a quick check-in or work better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, writing through thoughts, or maintaining momentum between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and varied daily routines.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does this therapist help with?
The therapist helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
Sessions are warm and person-centered, combining reflective questioning with practical tools drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, narrative approaches, and motivational interviewing.
What is the therapist's background and experience?
The clinician has 11 years of experience working with a wide range of concerns and brings a collaborative, strengths-based approach to sessions.
Where is the therapist licensed and practicing?
The therapist holds an MN LPCC credential and practices from Minnesota.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions may be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does billing and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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