Jennifer Branin , LCMHC

Jennifer Branin is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) based in Utah with 13 years of clinical experience. She has worked extensively with drug and alcohol addictions, law enforcement and first responder concerns, traumatic experiences, depression, anxiety, personality disorders, serious mental illnesses, domestic violence, suicidal ideation, crisis counseling, compassion fatigue, and experiences of physical, sexual, emotional, and spiritual abuse.

Her practice emphasizes a compassionate, respectful, and non-judgmental stance that centers the client as the expert on their own life. She listens carefully to each person's story, explores goals for therapy, and blends insight with practical strategies to address unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors. She encourages positive affirmations, active self-care, and the development of healthy habits to support healing and sustained growth.

Jennifer uses evidence-informed tools and thoughtful challenge to help clients move toward the changes they seek. She supports work on stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, compassion fatigue, relationship and family concerns, grief, sleep and eating issues, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related focus areas. Her approach aims to create clear, client-centered steps that foster resilience and forward movement.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Jennifer Branin incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors; CBT often supports work on anxiety, depression, and stress by focusing on practical strategies and skill building. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness - approaches that are useful for managing intense emotions, relationship challenges, and patterns of impulsive behavior. In addition, she may use Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for processing traumatic memories and reducing distress associated with past events.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Jennifer works with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, then tailors therapy methods to fit the individual. This collaborative planning helps ensure therapy feels relevant and manageable while progressing at a pace that suits the client.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility for people balancing work, family, or other commitments. Sessions may take place by video call or phone for live conversation, or through live chat and text-based messaging for more frequent check-ins and support between sessions. These options make it easier to access licensed professionals from home or other convenient locations and to integrate therapeutic work into a busy life.