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Dr. Jennifer Todd

Dr. Jennifer Todd

Therapist · Alabama

Renew motivation and build steady coping

  • Focus on practical steps
  • Collaborative goal setting
  • 24 years experience

About Jennifer

Dr. Jennifer Todd is a licensed professional counselor who helps people facing stress, low self-esteem, anxiety, and big life transitions. She focuses on practical steps to build motivation, confidence, and coping skills. Her approach is warm and straightforward, aimed at helping you feel steadier and more capable day to day.

She believes each person knows their story best and brings strengths into the room. Sessions emphasize listening first, then working together to set realistic goals. That may include short-term plans for sleep, eating, or mood, and techniques to manage stress or cravings related to addictions.

With 24 years of experience, Dr. Todd combines client-centered care with cognitive behavioral tools and emotionally-focused work. She also draws on mindfulness and existential ideas to help people find meaning during difficult changes. These methods are used to address concerns such as grief, trauma, relationship strain, parenting stress, and compassion fatigue.

Dr. Todd often supports people dealing with ADHD, attachment or abandonment history, body image and eating struggles, and caregiver stress. She also works with issues tied to aging and adoption and foster care questions. Her style is collaborative and practical, focusing on what you want to change and small steps to get there.

Sessions are offered in English and she practices in Alabama. The first sessions typically involve mapping current challenges and choosing doable strategies for the weeks ahead.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. It helps people feel understood and supports building their own solutions to problems. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns in thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful routines and manage anxiety or low mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy emphasizes identifying and naming emotions, then using that awareness to improve how someone relates to themselves and others.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs and then recommend methods to try. Decisions about pacing and techniques are made together so the plan fits the client rather than the other way around.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm which options are currently offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten commute time, or reduce the need to be on camera for parts of a meeting. Many people appreciate how remote sessions allow steady follow-up and practical skill practice between meetings, while still working collaboratively with a licensed professional.

Areas of focus

Stress, AnxietySelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesADHDAddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigue
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Dr. Todd help with?

She helps with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and career concerns, plus issues such as ADHD, addictions, grief, trauma, and compassion fatigue.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is client-centered and collaborative, using clear, practical steps and tools to build motivation and manage symptoms.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 24 years of professional experience working with a range of life and mental health concerns.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds an LPC credential and practices in Alabama.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current session options before booking.

How is cost handled for sessions?

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

What do I do to get started?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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