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Jennifer Milligan

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Jennifer Milligan, LPC

Texas

Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Trauma

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Key details

  • CredentialsLPC
  • LicenseLPC, Texas / 84484
  • NPI1932842283
  • Experience6 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationTexas

About

  • ACT and CBT methods
  • EMDR for trauma
  • Anger and relationships

About Jennifer

Jennifer Milligan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with six years of clinical experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, self-esteem, and anger among other concerns. Her practice focuses on practical changes people can use day to day.

She uses several evidence-based approaches and keeps sessions conversational. Jennifer blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients notice patterns of thought and try new behaviors. She also integrates Client-Centered therapy principles to keep sessions respectful and person-focused.

For people carrying anger or resentment, she helps identify triggers and develop safer ways to express difficult feelings. For trauma-related concerns she may use EMDR or trauma-focused techniques alongside talking therapies. Sessions include talking through problems, exploring small experiments to test different reactions, and learning skills to reduce emotional overload.

Her work also covers relationship strain, parenting stress, grief, eating and body image issues, addiction concerns, and career or life-purpose questions. She addresses attachment, abandonment, control issues, and patterns such as codependency and isolation.

Jennifer asks clients to be active in planning sessions and in practicing skills between appointments. She notes that subscription-based sessions are used and that the subscription can be canceled at any time. Prospective clients should complete the platform questionnaire and schedule a first session to begin.

How sessions work

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people identify what matters to them and take small actions that align with those values. Online ACT work often focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and practicing value-based steps between meetings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses exercises to test and change patterns; online CBT typically includes thought records, behavior experiments, and brief skills practice to use during the week. EMDR and trauma-focused therapy address stored memories and reactions linked to past events. When used online, these approaches combine discussion with guided processing techniques and homework aimed at reducing the intensity of traumatic memories and improving day-to-day coping. Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to choose which methods to try based on their goals and what feels manageable. Clients are involved in planning sessions and in trying strategies between meetings so progress is practical and measurable. The therapist's specific session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also supports regular practice of skills between sessions, which is often central to ACT and CBT work.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBody imageCodependencyCommitment issuesControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSmoking / vaping cessationWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Trauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Listed in

Texas

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she handle related to anger?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, and anger, including resentment, workplace frustration, and relationship tensions.

What therapeutic style does she use for anger issues?

She blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with a client-centered approach to help people notice reactions and try new responses.

How much experience does she have?

She has six years of professional work experience as a counselor in Texas.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Texas and practices from that state.

What languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the US work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How does cost and billing work?

Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your 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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