About Jessica Niedermeier

You don't have to go back to who you were. Together, we can find out who you're becoming.

Jessica Niedermeier, LPC Licensed Professional Counselor, Virginia License #0701006196

FOR WOMEN ACROSS VIRGINIA

You Don't Have to Explain Yourself to Feel Understood

You have probably described what you're going through to people in your life and gotten a look. A well-meaning suggestion. Or even silence.


Maybe you've tried to explain it and couldn't find the words. Maybe you've stopped trying, because it seems impossible, even to you, that you could still feel this confused and this exhausted after everything you've already been through.


There is something quietly devastating about spending months or years questioning your own reality. Second-guessing the things you experienced. Minimizing the things that hurt. Holding yourself together on the outside while something much harder is happening inside.


That kind of exhaustion does not have an obvious name. But it is real, and it makes sense.

JESSICA NIEDERMEIER, LPC · ROANOKE, VA

A Counselor Who Helps You Make Sense of What Happened

There is a difference between a therapist who listens and a therapist who helps you actually understand what happened to you.


I'm Jessica Niedermeier, a Licensed Professional Counselor with over a decade of experience working with people navigating some of the hardest relational territory there is. I completed my Master's degree in 2011 and have been licensed since 2015. The majority of my work has been with women who are untangling themselves from relationships that have left them confused, exhausted, and not quite sure who they are anymore.


I am also a Christian, and my faith shapes how I show up for every client, the conviction that people are not defined by their hardest moments, and that something different is genuinely possible. For clients who want that dimension in their sessions, I am glad to bring it in. For those who don't, this is still fully a space for you. You set the parameters of your care.



What clients usually notice first is that sessions do not feel like a clinical exercise. They feel like a real conversation. I want to know who you are as a whole person before we ever get to what brought you here.

  • CREDENTIALS & PRACTICE

    Licensed Professional Counselor

    Commonwealth of Virginia · License #0701006196


    Master's in Counseling

    Liberty University · Graduated 2011


    Practicing Since 2015

    10+ years of clinical experience


    Modalities

    CBT · Trauma-focused approaches · Client-centered · Strengths-based · Solution-focused


    Serving

    In-person in Roanoke · Telehealth throughout Virginia · Florida license in progress


    Availability

    Monday through Thursday · 9am–5pm

WHY THIS WORK MATTERS TO ME

I Became a Counselor Because I Believe People Are More Than Their Hardest Moments

I have walked through difficult seasons of my own—grievance, loss, and the kind of hard things that don't come with a clear timeline or a clean ending. That experience is not something I lead with, but it is part of why I believe that healing is always possible and that the people who end up in the hardest situations are often the most open-hearted, forgiving people in the room.


That last part matters to me. When I work with someone who has been manipulated, gaslit, or emotionally worn down by a relationship, I am never sitting across from someone who was foolish or weak. I am sitting across from someone who gave generously to the wrong person, for too long, without enough support. That is not a character flaw. That is a human being who deserved better.


Experiences have a way of shaping us, but we don't have to stay there.

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HOW I WORK WITH CLIENTS

Practical Relational Counseling in Roanoke, Not Just Supportive

I start by getting to know you, your strengths, what matters to you, what kind of life you are working toward. That matters to me before anything else. From there, we build at a pace that feels right for you, not a timeline I impose.


Where I tend to work differently is here: I do not just listen and reflect. I explain. Clients who have been confused and talked in circles for years often tell me that the most useful thing that happened in our sessions was finally understanding what was actually going on, why the patterns worked the way they did, why leaving is harder than it sounds, why their response to all of it made complete sense.


Sessions are calm, direct, and grounded. I will challenge you,  gently, at the right time. I will also cheer you on, because I can often see what is possible before you can. Healing happens when we slow down. That is what we do here.

 IS THIS THE RIGHT FIT?

I Work With People Who Are Done Just Getting Through the Day

My practice is for people who are ready to stop just getting through the day and start figuring out what comes next.

  • Most of my clients are women navigating one of these:

    A relationship that left them questioning their own memory, judgment, or sanity


    The disorienting aftermath of an emotionally abusive or controlling relationship


    Anxiety that has become the background noise of every day, relentless, hard to explain, impossible to turn off


    Grief that does not look the way people expect grief to look


    Trauma responses that show up in ways they did not expect or recognize


    A life transition that has left them unsure of who they are or what they want now

You do not need a clear diagnosis, a certain kind of story, or the right vocabulary. You only need to show up.

WHAT CLIENTS EXPERIENCE

What People Say About Working With Haven Counseling

Clients who work with me often say they came in not knowing how to talk about what was happening, and found themselves talking about things they had never told anyone.

  • A few things they mention consistently:

    That they felt at ease from the very first session


    That they left sessions with something concrete, not just feelings


    That they finally felt like someone understood what they were describing


    That I am easy to talk to but honest, I will name what I see


    That they started to feel like themselves again in ways they had given up on

"I was skeptical about going to counseling at first, but it impacted my life in such a positive way. She is very easy to talk to and she gave me practical tools that helped me."


"My first session with Jessica put me at ease immediately. She is open, calm, and allows you to speak directly without feeling pressured. I've been able to address things with her that I have not been able to with anyone else."

ROANOKE, VA & THROUGHOUT VIRGINIA

Ready to See If This Feels Like the Right Fit

You don't need to have it figured out before reaching out. A free consultation is just a conversation, no pressure, no commitment.


When you're ready, I'd love to hear from you.