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Jennifer Lamberth

Jennifer Lamberth, LCMHC, LMFT

North Carolina

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Licensed counselor and marriage therapist - Guilt and shame focus

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Emotionally-Focused Therapy

About Jennifer

Jennifer Lamberth is a North Carolina LCMHC and a North Carolina LMFT with 13 years of professional experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and depression. Jennifer offers straightforward support for people carrying guilt or shame tied to these issues.

Her work emphasizes clear conversations about what is happening now and what you want to change. She listens for patterns that keep painful feelings alive. Together with each client she sets small, practical steps to test different ways of thinking and behaving.

Jennifer draws on several evidence-informed methods, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. She uses these approaches to help clients notice painful thoughts, practice new responses, and strengthen important emotional bonds. Sessions tend to focus on real-life problems and doable strategies rather than lengthy theory.

She has supported people dealing with attachment and abandonment concerns, adoption and foster care issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, body image, and codependency. She also works with commitment and communication problems and the fallout from trauma.

In the first meetings she helps clients clarify goals and picks approaches that make sense for their situation. The emphasis is on steady progress through concrete skills, clearer understanding, and better day-to-day choices. If you carry guilt or shame that affects daily life, she will help you talk through it and find practical ways to respond differently.

How her methods translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match their values rather than being driven by shame or avoidance. In practice this looks like identifying what matters most and trying small behaviors that reflect those values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches specific skills to test negative beliefs and shift unhelpful patterns that feed guilt and self-blame. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on identifying and expressing core emotions in close relationships. It can help people understand how attachment needs and emotional responses contribute to shame or relationship pain. Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each client to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That process may include trying different techniques and talking about what feels most helpful. Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example shorter check-ins during a break, avoiding travel time, or choosing a phone call when video would be difficult. Licensed professionals use these practical arrangements to keep therapy workable alongside everyday responsibilities.

Areas of expertise

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Motivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapySystemic Therapy

Experience

13+ years

Listed in

North Carolina

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address related to guilt or shame?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and depression, and can address guilt or shame tied to those concerns.

How does she approach feelings of guilt and shame in sessions?

She uses conversational, practical methods drawn from ACT, CBT, DBT, and EFT to help people notice painful thoughts and try different responses.

How much professional experience does she have?

She has 13 years of professional work experience supporting people with a range of emotional and relationship concerns.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She holds LCMHC and LMFT credentials and is licensed in North Carolina.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats does she provide?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.

How are sessions billed and what does it cost?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.

Jennifer LamberthLCMHC, LMFT

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