Epijennetics Counseling Libertyville
1117 S Milwaukee Ave., Suite 12a, Libertyville, Il 60048
About Epijennetics Counseling – Libertyville
Epijennetics Counseling & Consulting offers a variety of counseling options for adolescents and adults, including individual, couple, and family counseling, as well as consulting services for non-clinical work. Epijennetics Counseling holds the belief that mental health counseling should be a holistic approach that doesn’t simply treat mental health symptoms but assists clients in better understanding their values and priorities, finding meaning, and building a healthy and hopeful future. Counseling sessions are multi-faceted, including an in-depth and strategic approach to understanding the personality, needs, values, and background of each client. Counseling work is focused on repairing harmful beliefs, challenging unhealthy ways of thinking, and improving overall relationship and life satisfaction. Evidenced based treatments such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Schema Therapy are used to address anxiety, depression, ADHD, and a variety of other troubling mental health disorders. Epijennetics Counseling & Consulting is proud to be accredited by the Better Business Bureau.
About Jennifer Martin Rieck
Jennifer Martin Rieck is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and the owner of Epijennetics Counseling & Consulting in Libertyville, Illinois. Jenn has over 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry and began her career in Clinical Laboratory Science and Microbiology. Jenn has worked in a variety of healthcare settings including large hospitals, independent laboratories, non-profit community Mental Health, group practices, and the Veteran’s Health Administration. In addition to her expansive work experience, Jenn also has personal experience with divorce and remarriage, having a blended family, and being a step-mother, adoptive mother, and biological mother. Because of this first-hand experience Jenn understands the complicated nature of relationships and the obstacles and challenges that sometimes make relational and emotional health a struggle.
From offering support to those parenting teens, to navigating the family court system and co-parenting, Jenn strives to use her professional training and personal knowledge to help guide others forward through these complicated landscapes, supporting them in improving their emotional, mental, and relational health. With the philosophy that personal growth is most likely to occur in those who can sustain a posture of humility, introspection, and curiosity, Jenn hopes to inspire others towards this posture. Using inspiration from her own life experiences, and pulling information from her education in Mental Health, she hopes to inspire and educate others in a way that empowers them to experience grace, growth, and connection, whether that be through Epijennetics, the website, or through working together in counseling.
In her free time, Jenn enjoys reading, playing piano and guitar, singing, writing, and spending time with her family. She lives in Libertyville with her husband, four daughters, and two dogs.
Jenn is honored to have been chosen as the Top Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor of 2024 and The Empowered Woman of the Year in 2025 by The International Association of Top Professionals and to have been included in the 2024 CREA global awards list by Brainz Magazine.
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Education
Jenn received her Master’s in Mental Health Counseling from Trinity International University and offers an integrative approach to therapy, combining evidenced-based techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Schema Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Internal Family Systems. This approach leads to a holistic look at the origin and impact of early childhood experiences on current day symptoms of depression, anxiety, substance abuse, mood disorders, personality disorders, and relationship difficulties. Jenn has experience treating a variety of mental health concerns and issues including depression and anxiety, personality disorders, Bipolar Disorder, grief, trauma, substance abuse, infidelity, sexual abuse, and ADHD. Jenn has received advanced training in grief and trauma therapy and specializes in helping individuals recover from Self-Sacrificing and Narcissistic relationship styles and recover from narcissistic abuse. Jenn is passionate about providing therapy that goes beyond treating mental health symptoms, to fostering increased relationship and life satisfaction in her clients.
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Credentials & Certifications
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
Wisconsin license 11094-125
Member of the Illinois Counseling Association
Member of the American Counseling Association
Member of the Illinois Mental Health Counselors Association
Certified Telemental Health Provider
Member of Safe Space Alliance and the Christian Counselor Directory
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