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Jennifer Cole

Jennifer Cole, LMSW

Therapist in Michigan

Guiding people through life transitions and healing

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  • Practical emotional work
  • Support after loss
  • Focus on self worth

About Jennifer

Jennifer Cole is an LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker) with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are facing big life shifts and emotional pain. She invites clients to begin with a first appointment and take small steps forward together.

Jennifer helps people heal from past hurts and manage the day-to-day challenges that follow. Her work often centers on anxiety, depression, stress, low self-esteem, ADHD, addictions, grief, and relationship or family concerns. She also supports people coping with transitions such as breakups, divorce, infertility, and loss of a child.

In sessions she aims to help clients gain clearer insight into how past experiences shape present feelings and choices. She uses approaches that emphasize connection, personal meaning, and practical change. Jennifer focuses on helping people reduce overwhelming emotions, improve how they relate to others, and rebuild a sense of self-worth.

Her style is steady and collaborative. She encourages small, manageable steps rather than sudden fixes. Many people work on letting go of long-held sadness and anger, and on learning kinder ways to treat themselves.

Jennifer offers therapy from Michigan and works in a virtual setting. Conversations are straightforward and goal-oriented, while remaining flexible to each person’s needs. Prospective clients begin by selecting the continue button on this profile and completing a brief matching questionnaire.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current emotions and expectations. It helps people who feel stuck in patterns of mistrust, fear of abandonment, or difficulty forming close bonds to notice those patterns and try different ways of relating.

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and priorities. The therapist follows the client's lead, offers reflection, and helps people make sense of their feelings so they can decide what changes to try next.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what felt helpful in past supports. Together they choose which methods to try and check in as the work unfolds to adjust the plan when needed.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce time spent traveling, and allow check-ins during breaks or between commitments. It can also make some visits shorter and less structured when that better meets a person's needs. Talk with the therapist during the matching process about how to fit sessions into your routine and which approach feels like the best next step.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefCareer difficultiesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Credentials

Michigan

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, ADHD, addictions, grief, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, and compassion fatigue among other concerns.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her approach is collaborative and steady, combining insight about the past with practical steps for the present. Sessions focus on manageable changes and emotional processing.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has eight years of clinical practice as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW).

Where does she practice and what are her credentials?

She practices from Michigan and holds the credential LMSW, which stands for Licensed Master Social Worker.

In what languages are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients schedule with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions priced and billed?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

Click the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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