Jennifer Plesz, LPC

Michigan · 5 years in practice

Jennifer Plesz is a Licensed Professional Counselor who draws on five years of clinical work and personal experience to help people move past obstacles and reach clearer goals.

License and registration

LPC, Michigan: 6401017591 · expires August 2026
NPI: 1205478948 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 5
Languages: English

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About Jennifer

Jennifer Plesz is a Licensed Professional Counselor who draws on five years of clinical work and personal experience to help people move past obstacles and reach clearer goals. She practices from Michigan and focuses on practical steps clients can use in daily life. Jennifer keeps sessions straightforward and focused on what the client needs right now.

Her background includes a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling. Jennifer uses that training to help people cope with mood concerns, stress, and major life changes.

Background and approach

She also supports those managing grief, trauma, and relationship or intimacy-related worries. Jennifer blends approaches to match each person’s situation. She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people understand and shift patterns in close relationships.

She also draws on cognitive behavioral strategies to identify unhelpful thinking and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and build meaningful action. Sessions are practical and collaborative. Jennifer helps people set small goals, try new behaviors, and check what’s working.

She pays attention to everyday realities like parenting strain, career pressure, caregiving stress, and health-related challenges. People come to address anxiety, depression, identity and LGBT concerns, bipolar mood issues, adoption or foster care questions, body image, and communication problems. Jennifer also offers support around divorce and separation, domestic violence effects, and family of origin issues.

Her approach is patient, direct, and aimed at steady progress.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Jennifer lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Career difficulties
Depression
Coping with life changes
Coaching
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Bipolar disorder
Adoption and foster care
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fertility issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hearing impaired
Immigration issues
Intellectual disability
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders

Approaches Jennifer names

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Online support

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify patterns in their close relationships and the emotions that drive those patterns. Online sessions can be used to notice interaction styles, name feelings, and practice new ways of connecting during real-time conversations.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking action toward those values. In teletherapy this often means learning short exercises for noticing thoughts, choosing one small value-based step, and checking progress between sessions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with structured practice. Over video or chat, a therapist can guide simple thought records, behavioral experiments, and homework that fit into daily routines.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has helped in the past, then try methods that fit the client’s needs. Adjustments are made as therapy progresses so the plan stays practical and useful.

Online formats offer flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and visual cues. Phone sessions work when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging suit short check-ins, ongoing support, or when clients prefer written reflection. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, school, and other demands.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Jennifer help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, grief, trauma and abuse, and parenting strain. Additional focus areas include body image, adoption and foster care, caregiving stress, and family of origin issues.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is collaborative and practical. Sessions focus on clear goals, small steps, and skills that can be used between meetings.

What is her professional background?

She has five years of clinical experience and a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling. That background informs her work with people facing life changes and health-related challenges.

Where is she licensed to practice?

She holds a Michigan Licensed Professional Counselor credential listed as MI LPC and practices from Michigan.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats does she use?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How are fees and starting steps handled?

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