Jennifer Hoffman, LCSW

Licensed in Illinois · 19 years in practice

Jennifer Hoffman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 19 years of clinical experience.

License and registration

LCSW, Illinois: 149012045 · expires November 2027
NPI: 1164939229 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 19
Languages: English

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About Jennifer

Jennifer Hoffman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 19 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and the effects of trauma and abuse. She also supports parents facing parenting challenges and people coping with relationship and self-esteem struggles.

Her background includes work with a wide range of concerns such as ADHD, anger, eating-related issues, grief, and compassion fatigue. Jennifer has experience addressing life transitions, career stress, and complex co-morbid issues that can make daily life harder.

Background and approach

She also brings knowledge of adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric matters, and caregiver stress. Jennifer follows a client-centered approach that emphasizes the person’s own goals and strengths. She uses solution-focused techniques to identify small, practical steps that move things forward.

Mindfulness tools are woven in when helpful to reduce reactivity and build calm. Treatment conversations are shaped to match each person’s needs and pace. Jennifer aims to build clear goals together and adjust plans as progress happens.

Her style is empathetic and direct, with an emphasis on usable skills rather than jargon. Clinically trained as an LCSW in Illinois, she brings nearly two decades of practice to her work. People who appreciate a collaborative, respectful therapist often find her approach straightforward and supportive.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Jennifer lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Parenting issues
Self esteem
ADHD
Stress, Anxiety
LGBT
Relationship issues
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Caregiver issues and stress
Co-morbidity
Communication problems
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family problems
Fertility issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Intellectual disability
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Postpartum depression
Pregnancy and childbirth
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Jennifer names

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Online support

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Jennifer uses client-centered therapy to focus sessions on what matters most to each person. That means conversations start with the client’s priorities and the therapist follows those goals while offering feedback and options. Client-centered work helps when someone wants support that respects their values and pace.

She also draws on solution-focused therapy to turn problems into small, achievable steps. This approach is practical and goal-directed, useful for managing parenting challenges, work stress, or symptoms of anxiety and depression. Solution-focused work fits well into short video or phone sessions because it concentrates on next steps and progress.

Finding the right approach is a joint process. Jennifer will talk through options with the client, weigh what feels most useful, and adjust as needs change. She works collaboratively to set clear goals and choose interventions that match the person’s preferences and lifestyle.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for longer conversations and visual feedback. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, short coaching, or when a written record of ideas is helpful. These options make it possible to fit therapy into busy days and different routines.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She works with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and stress. Other areas include ADHD, eating concerns, grief, anger, and relationship or intimacy-related issues.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is compassionate and practical. She centers sessions on a person’s goals and uses brief, solution-focused steps alongside mindfulness exercises when helpful.

What is her professional background?

She has 19 years of clinical experience and has worked across many community and clinical settings. That background informs her work with complex and co-occurring concerns.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - licensed in Illinois and practices with that credential.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are offered?

Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How are costs and payments handled?

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

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