Jennifer Ladd, LPC - Therapist in Tennessee

Warm conversational style
Focus on strengths
Practical tools

About Jennifer

Jennifer Ladd is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Tennessee with 13 years of experience. She helps people who are struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, sleep problems, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stress, and addiction concerns. Jennifer also supports people facing trauma, bipolar mood difficulties, ADHD, and challenges around body image and self-esteem.

Her style is warm and conversational. Sessions are often interactive and focus on understanding the feelings beneath symptoms. She listens for the underlying reasons people get stuck and works with them to identify strengths to build on.

Jennifer combines practical therapy tools with relational focus. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behavior. Attachment-based ideas help explore patterns in close relationships, and client-centered approaches keep the person’s goals in view.

Over her career she has worked in both individual and group settings. She draws on experience with trauma, childhood trauma, codependency, somatic symptoms, and other co-occurring concerns when shaping treatment. This background informs how she tailors sessions to each person’s needs.

Sessions aim to be respectful, compassionate, and goal-focused. Jennifer emphasizes collaboration, helping people make step-by-step changes that fit their life and values. She invites people to explore what matters most and to take practical steps toward greater calm and better sleep.

To begin, she asks about current struggles, personal strengths, and hopes for change, then adapts tools and pacing to match those goals.

Therapeutic approaches that translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and build small, practical habits aligned with those values. It can reduce the struggle with intrusive thoughts and help with stress and sleep by refocusing on meaningful action.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It often includes simple exercises and homework that can improve mood, reduce anxiety, and address insomnia-related patterns.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how patterns from close relationships influence current feelings and reactions. It can be useful when relationship patterns or intimacy issues contribute to stress or sleep disruption.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they choose or blend techniques that fit the client’s needs and daily life.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the specific session formats available before booking since formats were not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, shorten travel time, and allow focused check-ins on sleep routines and daily habits. Some formats also let people choose sessions that are shorter or more frequent to match their routine.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuse GriefParenting issuesBipolar disorder

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteem Depression Coping with life changes Compassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stress Chronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

13+ years

Credentials

Tennessee

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She helps people with anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stress, sleep problems, addictions, and trauma-related concerns.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her approach is warm, conversational, and interactive, with attention to underlying feelings and practical steps to change thoughts and behaviors.

What is her professional background?

She has 13 years of experience working as a mental health therapist in individual and group settings, with experience across trauma, codependency, somatic symptoms, and co-occurring issues.

What credentials and region apply?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Tennessee and provides care from that region.

Which languages are offered and can international clients work together?

Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options with the service before scheduling.

How does cost work for sessions?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.