Jennifer 'Jenna' Nevins, LMHC

Jennifer "Jenna" Nevins is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Iowa who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life changes. She works with concerns such as trauma and abuse, ADHD, caregiver strain, relationship and parenting challenges, and aging and geriatric issues. Jenna emphasizes a warm, person-centered approach and aims to build a trusting relationship first.

Her style is calm and practical. She listens closely and asks simple questions to help people make sense of their symptoms. Sessions focus on understanding where struggles come from and on finding realistic steps forward. Jenna blends understanding with tools that support day-to-day life.

Jenna uses several approaches depending on the person’s needs. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and DBT skills for managing intense emotions. She also integrates EMDR and attachment-based ideas when trauma or relational patterns are central.

With five years of clinical experience, Jenna emphasizes collaboration. She helps people identify goals and chooses methods that feel like a good fit. The work can include talk therapy, skills practice, and focused trauma processing when appropriate.

Her aim is to create a space where people can breathe and be heard. Jenna supports people who want clearer choices, more self-compassion, and practical ways to cope with life’s demands. She invites prospective clients to consider what matters most and to take the next step when ready.

How Jenna’s approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions can use this approach to look at how people relate, feel safe, and form closer connections with others.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and build different habits. In online sessions this can mean practicing new ways of thinking, trying small behavioral experiments between meetings, and using worksheets together during a session.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Jenna will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether CBT, attachment work, EMDR, DBT skills, or a mix fits best, and the plan evolves as progress is made.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking so you know how meetings will take place. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and let people meet from wherever they spend their day. Licensed professionals can use these options to keep therapy consistent with the client’s routine and goals.