Jennifer Hayden, LPC

Jennifer Hayden is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Colorado with 22 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, depression, and life changes. Her approach is straightforward and people-centered, aimed at easing day-to-day struggles and improving coping skills.

She combines talking and practical techniques to address problems that interfere with life. Jennifer uses client-centered methods to make space for each person's perspective. She also works with cognitive behavioral strategies to challenge unhelpful thinking and build new habits.

Jennifer uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, often called EMDR, as one of her tools. EMDR can be used to process traumatic memories and difficult experiences in a way that differs from traditional talk therapy. She pairs this with mindfulness practices to help people stay grounded between sessions.

Her background includes work with substance use and gambling-related concerns, and she uses approaches that reduce stigma around medical and addiction issues. Jennifer aims to address the whole person, including how chronic illness, caregiving stress, and body image can affect mental health.

Sessions focus on practical change and on making sense of painful experiences. People who want a collaborative, down-to-earth counselor who values both evidence-based methods and personal meaning may find her approach helpful.

How Jennifer’s approaches fit with online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person without judgment. It helps people feel heard and shapes sessions around their goals and pace.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. It uses clear exercises and tools to change thinking patterns and build practical skills for anxiety, depression, and stress.

EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a method used to process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity. It is often chosen when trauma or difficult past events are central to a person’s concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide whether to focus on CBT skills, EMDR processing, client-centered exploration, or a mix of methods.

If you are considering online therapy, check which session formats the therapist currently offers before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins, or remove the need to travel. Ask about the available formats so you can choose what works best for scheduling and for the kind of work you want to do.