Jennifer Gadberry, LPC

Jennifer Gadberry brings more than two decades of counseling experience in Southeast Missouri, where she has worked in crisis services, outpatient settings, and residential treatment for children and adolescents. She also serves as an Instructor of Psychology, combining classroom work with hands-on clinical experience. Her background includes work with children, teens, and adults, and she has provided individual, couples, and family therapy both in clients' homes and in private practice.

Over the years Jennifer has addressed relationship concerns, eating disorders, depression, anxiety, grief and loss, parenting challenges, and family conflict. She frequently supports young adults through life transitions and has experience guiding families and individuals through the complex emotional work that arises with adoption, foster care, and blended family dynamics.

Her approach is client-centered, rooted in a belief that people have the capacity for growth when given appropriate support. She integrates solution-focused strategies and cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Therapeutic tools she commonly uses include cognitive-behavioral exercises, mindfulness and relaxation practices, and narrative activities that encourage insight and new perspectives.

Jennifer draws on a faith-informed viewpoint at times and emphasizes clients' strengths as a foundation for change. She describes the therapeutic relationship as a collaborative gift that can launch a practical, goal-oriented plan for improved emotional well-being and motivation. Jennifer holds the LPC credential - Licensed Professional Counselor - and aims to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where clients work together to identify goals and move toward their potential.

Those who reach out to her have often already taken an important step toward change, and Jennifer welcomes the opportunity to support clients as they take subsequent steps toward greater emotional balance and growth.