Jennifer Wickham , LPC

Jennifer Wickham is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Wisconsin with 26 years of experience supporting individuals and families across the lifespan. She has provided direct care to new parents and infants, children, adolescents, young adults, adults, and families in settings that include an inpatient residential treatment center for adolescents and a community mental health clinic, and she serves as a consultant for the Wisconsin Association for Infant Mental Health (WI-AIMH).

Jennifer completed a master’s degree in mental health counseling at the University of Wisconsin-Stout in 1999 and has additional specialized training from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in infant, early childhood, and family mental health. Her clinical training includes cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), trauma-focused CBT (TF-CBT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), child-parent psychotherapy (CPP), and reflective practices such as yoga and meditation. These approaches inform her work with concerns such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting and family issues, depression, grief, relationship difficulties, ADHD, and more.

She takes a whole-person approach that focuses on the individual rather than a diagnosis, aiming to create a nonjudgmental environment where clients feel supported and empowered to make lasting changes. Jennifer describes psychotherapy as a collaborative process that uncovers strengths and fosters new capacities at a pace that fits each person. Outside of clinical work, she is a parent, trains for RAGNAR road and trail events, practices yoga, plays the viola, and enjoys learning, reading, and crafting.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Jennifer integrates Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) into her work to address a range of concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on relationships and early patterns of connection, helping clients understand how past bonds influence current emotions and interactions and supporting healing in family and relationship challenges. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental stance that centers the client's experience so goals and solutions grow from the client’s own values and strengths. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps clients identify and shift unhelpful thought and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression and to build practical coping skills.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Jennifer collaborates with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors work to the individual and adjusts strategies as progress unfolds, keeping the process collaborative and paced to the client.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, to continue work during life transitions, and to choose the communication style that feels most comfortable for each person, while still engaging with licensed professionals and therapists in a thoughtful therapeutic process.