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Jennifer Manning

Jennifer Manning

LCSW

Pennsylvania

Collaborative therapist focused on meaningful change

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At a glance

Credentials
LCSW
License
LCSW, Pennsylvania / CW025822
Experience
13 years
Languages
English
Location
Pennsylvania

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    • Motivational Interviewing
    • Mindfulness practices
    • Strengths focused

    About Jennifer

    Jennifer Manning is a licensed clinical social worker who centers her practice on collaboration and practical change. She uses Motivational Interviewing to help people find reasons and energy to make meaningful shifts. Her style is warm and direct, focused on clear goals and realistic steps.

    She draws on 13 years of experience in behavioral health and social work across a range of settings. That background informs work with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, and ADHD. She also addresses attachment concerns, blended family issues, communication problems, and family conflict.

    Jennifer uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. She includes client-centered conversations, mindfulness practices, trauma-focused methods, and systemic ideas to look at patterns in relationships. Sessions aim to build on strengths and teach tools that can be used between visits.

    People who come for help can expect straightforward talk about what brought them in and clear steps to try at home. Jennifer supports work on panic, mood shifts, postpartum depression, and healing after trauma. She also helps with practical transitions like separation, fertility challenges, and midlife questions.

    Her practice is based in Pennsylvania and she works in English. The focus is on helping people make steady progress through short-term goals and longer-term growth.

  2. How her approaches work in online therapy

    Jennifer commonly draws on Motivational Interviewing to help people clarify goals and find internal reasons to change; this approach focuses on gentle, goal-oriented conversation and can help with issues like anxiety, impulsivity, and sticking to new habits. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which centers conversations on the person's experience and priorities so sessions feel guided by what matters most to the client. Mindfulness Therapy is used to teach simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and support emotional regulation, useful for panic, mood shifts, and stress.

    Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences. Plans are adjusted over time based on how well an approach is helping and what the client wants to try next.

    Confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not listed in the profile. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten commutes, and allow for appointments during work breaks or caregiving windows. It can also make it simpler to practice mindfulness exercises between sessions and to use motivational conversations to plan small changes that fit daily life.

  4. Areas of expertise

    Primary focus

    Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issuesADHD

    Additional focus areas

    Attachment issuesBlended family issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessImpulsivityMidlife crisisMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-harmSocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

    Therapeutic approaches

    Client-Centered TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingTrauma-Focused TherapySystemic Therapy

    Experience

    13+ years

    Listed in

    Pennsylvania

    Languages

    English

  5. Frequently asked questions

    What concerns does she help with?

    She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, and ADHD, along with related issues such as attachment, communication problems, and family conflict.

    What is her therapy style like?

    Her style is collaborative and client-centered, using Motivational Interviewing and mindfulness to set goals and build practical skills.

    How much experience does she have?

    She has 13 years of experience working in mental health and social work settings.

    Which credentials and region apply to her practice?

    She is a Pennsylvania LCSW, practicing in Pennsylvania.

    Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?

    Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients.

    What session formats are available?

    Please confirm current session options before booking, as the profile does not specify formats.

    How are fees handled?

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

    How do I begin working with her?

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

  6. Online talk therapy is not emergency or medical care. Stopping or cutting down alcohol or other drugs can be unsafe without medical advice. In immediate danger? Crisis numbers

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