Jennifer Barajas

Jennifer Barajas is a licensed professional counselor based in Michigan with 17 years of experience in the mental health field. She holds a master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling and is authorized by the State of Michigan to practice as a professional counselor (license MI LPC 6401011710).

Her clinical background includes work across many settings - schools, correctional facilities, home-based services, outpatient care, crisis response, addiction treatment centers, and private practice. She has the most experience addressing complex trauma and abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, conflict resolution, couples and communication difficulties, family conflict, and complex sexual issues.

Jennifer has also provided services to diverse populations, including multicultural communities, people with physical disabilities, youth, older adults, and LGBT clients. Her therapeutic style is person-centered, holistic, multicultural, and eclectic, drawing on evidence-based methods to match each person’s needs.

She uses a range of clinical techniques such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral methods, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, Seeking Safety, work to replace negative core beliefs, traditional counseling approaches, and solution-focused strategies. Jennifer describes herself as direct while remaining empathetic, non-judgmental, and supportive, and she can encourage clients to move beyond their comfort zones to reach their goals and build healthier routines.

In sessions she incorporates worksheets, assessments, and other practical tools, and she shares ongoing resources with clients. She sends out a monthly “Monthly Skills” resource and weekly “Weekly Tips” to all clients to help promote healthy mental well-being; some items will be relevant to certain clients and others may not. Jennifer recommends video or phone sessions as the most productive ways to work toward therapeutic goals, though she also accommodates the format that best meets each person’s needs.

Her office hours for video and phone sessions are Monday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Jennifer looks forward to meeting people who are ready to begin a journey of self-awareness and healing.