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Jennifer Emerson, LMFT

  • Experience23 years
  • LocationVermont
  • Focus areasADHD, Relationship, and Family
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Jennifer

Jennifer Emerson is a licensed marriage and family therapist with more than two decades of clinical experience. She trained in counseling at California State University, East Bay and holds an MS in Counseling; her Vermont license is listed as VT LMFT 100.0116919.

Background and approach

Over the course of her career she has worked with adults, teens, couples, and families across a range of settings, bringing sustained attention to attachment and early parent-child relationships. Her practice blends attachment-based perspectives with client-centered care and evidence-informed strategies such as CBT, DBT, and emotionally-focused approaches.

Jennifer emphasizes strengths, practical skills, and clearer communication while also attending to deeper relational patterns that shape how people cope with stress, grief, mood concerns, addiction, and identity issues. She describes challenges as opportunities for insight and growth, and aims to help clients discover greater clarity, self-understanding, and balance.

Drawing on personal experience as a working parent of a neurodivergent child, she brings empathy for the day-to-day complexities families face. Jennifer sees therapy as a collaborative process and invites people who are navigating relationship struggles, parenting questions, mood and attention challenges including ADHD, or life transitions to explore change together.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns of connection and safety within relationships; it helps people understand how early bonds influence current relationships and emotional responses. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical strategies to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and attention-related challenges. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on strengthening emotional bonds in couples and close relationships by helping partners express needs and respond more securely to one another.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Jennifer works with each client to explore goals, preferences, and life circumstances to determine which combination of methods will be most helpful, and she adjusts the plan as needs evolve.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage in that process through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, provide continuity of care across locations, and allow people to choose the format that best supports their comfort and practical needs.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with a broad range of concerns including relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related problems, parenting, stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, mood disorders such as depression and bipolar, and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach combines attachment-based and client-centered care with practical methods from CBT, DBT, and EFT to balance relational depth with skill development.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 23 years of experience working in a variety of settings with adults, teens, couples, and families.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Vermont with the credential VT LMFT 100.0116919 and holds an MS in Counseling from California State University, East Bay.
Does she work with non-English speakers or international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Clients can meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their preferences.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with client location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a session according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issues

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTGriefSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessMidlife crisisMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

23+ years

Licensed

Vermont

Languages

English

What Jennifer can help with

Jennifer Emerson works with clients on relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and parenting issues.

Jennifer works with individuals, families, adults, and children.

How Jennifer approaches therapy

Jennifer's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Jennifer is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in Vermont.

Therapy style

Jennifer aims to provide a safe, supportive, and uniquely personal place where you can explore the sources of distress in your life in the presence of a dedicated and enlightened witness.