Jenna McDonnell, M.Ed, LPC

Licensed Professional Therapist

Welcome to the Road Less Traveled
Counseling Services!

I believe that all emotions are messengers. They carry important information about what we need, what we want, what is working well, and most importantly – what isn’t working. I work to help clients move from a perspective of, “what is wrong with me?” to “what is my pain trying to tell me and what has happened to me to cause this pain?” I help clients decode the messiness and confusion of emotions, learn to understand the interplay between the body and the mind, and access the innate strengths and abilities you already have to heal.

For those interested in learning a little about me, please see my list of qualifications, educational background, and professional experiences below.

Professional Credentials

Licenses & Certifications

  • Licensed Professional Counselor in Missouri

 

  • Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois

 

  • Trained Level One IFS Therapist

educational background

  • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology obtained through the University of Missouri – Columbia

 

  • Master of Education in Counseling obtained through the University of Missouri – St. Louis

Professional Experience

  • Over 8 years of experience in the mental health field
  • Outpatient therapy with adults, adolescents, and couples
  • Experience working in a variety of aspects of mental health including working in inpatient crisis hospitalization, intensive outpatient group therapy, trauma & self-harm residential treatment, substance abuse detox and residential treatment, as well as insurance management and intake assessments
  • If none of these roles ring a bell, just know that my professional experience has allowed me to work in many parts of our mental healthcare system from start to finish.