What it’s like to work with me as your therapist

Aug 5

Written By Jennifer Vincent, LMHC, CSAYC

Sometimes meeting a therapist for the first time can be scary and normally you pick a therapist based on a picture among a million other online therapist platforms with a little bio. It’s exhausting yet picking the right therapist is so important.

So, I wanted to take a minute and share a little bit about me and what it’s like to work with me.

Meet me! Your no BS, boundary expert, plant loving, dog momma, brave life therapist.

Let’s go! My name is Jennifer Vincent. I am a licensed mental health counselor in Indiana. Born and raised on the east coast… go Red Sox.

I am not your typical formal head nodding therapist. Growing up, I very much needed and wanted someone to talk to that could be honest but also had a softness to them, a kind but directness. That person wasn’t made available to me as a teen. So that is one of the main reasons I went into this field of helping others.

My style of therapy is very important to me. I really value learning about each person I get to work with. I don’t see individuals as a person that needs to get diagnosed based on their symptoms. To me, you are more than a diagnosis. Together, we can (and definitely will) laugh and cry and even cuss. All of these can be a very healing part in the therapy room.

The therapy room doesn’t have to be boring or only about telling you to breathe more. I truly believe people have the ability to heal themselves. I see it in people every single day. Sometimes all it takes is just a little bit of professional guidance and support to get through this difficult time in your life.

Whether you’re a teen, adult, parent, you deserve to have a safe space to talk through your struggles.

When I’m not coaching or helping people rewrite their stories, you’ll probably find me surrounded by my very full house — including my four dogs (yes, four!) — Macchiato, Ruggles, Bagel, and Monon — who basically run the place. I’m married, a proud adoptive parent to two amazing kids, and a licensed foster parent passionate about giving older youth a real shot at stability and love.

And when the workday’s done? There’s a good chance I’m deep into a board game marathon — dice, strategy, and way too much competitive energy included.

Because just like life, the best stories are built with connection, laughter, and a few unexpected plot twists.