- Client-centred approach
- Mindfulness practice
- Solution-focused work
About Jennifer
Jennifer Altheimer is an ACA counsellor and a member of the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) with 18 years of experience. She works with relationship strain, parenting challenges, anger, stress, anxiety and grief. She also helps people facing major life changes, career concerns and low self-esteem.
Jennifer uses a direct, person-focused approach. Sessions aim to identify strengths people already have. She talks through patterns in relationships and helps clients find clearer ways to communicate. The goal is better self-understanding and more constructive responses to upsetting situations.
Her work draws on client-centred methods and mindfulness. She uses solution-focused techniques to set practical, short-term goals. Internal Family Systems ideas are used when people want to understand repeating internal patterns that feed anger or shame.
Jennifer has long experience with family and relationship dynamics, grief and different forms of trauma. She also supports people dealing with blended family issues, abandonment and attachment concerns. Practical topics such as communication problems, commitment worries and parenting strain are part of her caseload.
Sessions are designed around what each person needs, with a focus on usable skills and clearer decision-making. Jennifer encourages people to notice what helps them calm down, how patterns start, and how to rebuild trust with others. She offers coaching-style steps when clients want direct behavioural strategies.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, reflecting and helping a person make sense of their feelings. It is useful for relationship strain, anger and issues where being heard helps calm reactivity.Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention techniques to notice triggers and bodily reactions. This helps people step back from sudden anger and choose a different response in heated moments.
Finding the right approach is part of the first few sessions. The therapist will work with the client to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences. That process is collaborative and may combine practical goal-setting with internal exploration.
The therapist's biography does not specify confirmed online formats, so please check the available session types before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, allow shorter check-ins during a break at work, or remove the need to travel to an appointment. It also lets therapists use mindfulness practice, coaching tasks and solution-focused exercises between sessions to support ongoing progress.
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Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with relationship problems, parenting strain, anger, stress and anxiety, plus grief and life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centred and practical, focusing on strengths, clearer communication and usable skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of professional experience working with a wide range of relationship and family issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an ACA counsellor and a PACFA member based in Australia.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, then schedule a first session.