About Jennifer
Jennifer VanDerTuuk-Perkins is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, ADHD, and the strain that comes from major life changes. She works with adults who feel stuck after loss, divorce, career shifts, or when identity and belonging feel at odds. Her approach centers on practical steps people can use right away.
With 27 years of experience, she draws on a long history of supporting people through trauma, grief, and transitions.
Background and approach
She has worked with concerns related to LGBT identity, compassion fatigue, and veteran and first responder issues. She also focuses on autism and Asperger Syndrome, caregiver stress, and questions about life purpose and midlife change. Sessions aim to help clients name what’s happening, reduce overwhelming symptoms, and make clear, manageable choices.
Jennifer helps people untangle anxiety that looks like over-preparation, reframe misunderstandings about attention differences, and find words for past hurts. She offers calm guidance during difficult decisions like separation or career change. Her background includes work with disaster-related stress and post-traumatic reactions.
She supports those processing military-related concerns and people coping with the aftermath of traumatic events. Practical coping tools and paced processing are part of the work. Jennifer provides telehealth to clients in Michigan and Pennsylvania.
Her style is direct but compassionate, focused on helping adults rebuild toward a life that fits who they really are.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Jennifer uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and make practical changes. One common approach focuses on teaching coping skills for anxiety and stress - clients learn breathing, grounding, and planning strategies to reduce overwhelm and handle day-to-day triggers. Another area of focus addresses attention differences and related challenges by developing routines, organizational strategies, and realistic plans to improve focus and reduce frustration.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Together they review what helps, adjust strategies, and pace interventions so the work feels doable.
The profile notes that telehealth is offered in Michigan and Pennsylvania. If you are interested in online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking so you know how sessions are conducted. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and keep momentum between meetings with shorter check-ins when needed.
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- Experience
- 27 years
- Licensed
- Michigan, Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English