Jessalyn Wininger, LPC

Jessalyn Wininger, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri, has four years of clinical experience. She works on concerns such as LGBT-related issues, trauma and abuse, anger, motivation, self-esteem, and confidence using approaches she describes in her own terms. She views clients as experts in their own stories and focuses on building practical skills alongside personal strengths.

Jessalyn uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy. She describes therapy as collaborative work that combines skill practice with reflection. Sessions often include clear tools to manage anger, anxiety, mood swings, and stress.

Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns including depression, bipolar disorder, panic, addictions, grief, and intimacy-related issues. She also attends to caregiver stress, attachment and abandonment concerns, dissociation, and difficulties tied to gender dysphoria. Jessalyn lists polyamory and non-monogamous relationship issues among her focus areas.

She helps people dealing with sleep problems, isolation, control issues, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose. Jessalyn also works with parents on parenting stress and disruptive mood concerns such as Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder. Her approach includes motivational interviewing to support change and commitment-based exercises to clarify values.

In sessions she aims to identify strengths clients already have and to practice skills that fit daily life. Jessalyn encourages small, manageable steps and uses mindfulness exercises to reduce reactivity. She invites clients to set goals and tracks progress over time.

How therapy approaches translate to online sessions