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Jennifer Bussell

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Jennifer Bussell, LPC

Texas

Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Stress

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Key details

  • CredentialsLPC
  • LicenseLPC, Texas / 70831
  • NPI1679982961
  • Experience11 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationTexas

About

  • CBT methods
  • EMDR approach
  • Mindfulness practice

About Jennifer

Jennifer Bussell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 11 years of experience. She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, anger, grief, sleeping problems, and other everyday strains that interfere with life.

Jennifer frames sessions around what is happening now and what the person wants to change. She listens without judgment and helps people name strong feelings such as frustration, fear, or numbness. She also works with trauma and post-traumatic stress when past events keep affecting current life.

Her approach is practical and straightforward. She talks through what triggers intense reactions and helps people develop coping skills they can use day to day. Jennifer uses evidence-based techniques to reduce overwhelming thoughts and to manage reactivity when it matters most.

She has experience in agency settings, a psychiatric hospital, and programs serving teens and families. That range gives her familiarity with crisis work, addiction concerns, and complicated family problems that show up in therapy.

Sessions focus on clear goals and concrete strategies, such as behavior change, stress reduction, and building routines that support sleep and mood. People who want a direct, problem-solving style that still values their experience may find this approach useful.

To start, she asks about the current difficulty and what the person hopes to accomplish. From there she and the client choose methods that fit the situation and move toward workable changes.

How sessions work

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and helping the person find their own answers. Online sessions using this approach center the client's concerns and rely on open, respectful conversation to identify priorities and next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. In an online format CBT uses clear exercises and homework to reduce anxiety, manage anger, and improve sleep.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with the client to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences. That collaborative process means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together.

Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when a brief conversation is needed. It also supports using worksheets and mindfulness practices between sessions so skills can be practiced in everyday life.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsFamily conflictsParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Family problemsPost-traumatic stress

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational Interviewing

Experience

11+ years

Listed in

Texas

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, addiction, grief, sleeping problems, relationship strain, bipolar concerns, and related life changes.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is direct and practical. She listens without judgment and works with clients to develop concrete coping skills.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 11 years of counseling experience in agency settings, a psychiatric hospital, and programs supporting teens and families.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with a Texas LPC credential and practices from Texas.

In which language are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What is the cost and payment structure?

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

How do I begin if I want to work with her?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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