Jennifer Upchurch, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
25 yrs experience
Updated September 1, 2026 How we verify
About
Jennifer Upchurch, LCSW, is a Wilmington, NC-based clinical social worker with 25 years of clinical experience specializing in trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, and grief, using EMDR, Internal Family Systems, and other trauma-informed modalities.
Services
- Trauma / PTSD
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Grief and loss
- Life transitions
- Attachment wounds
- Complex trauma
- Relationship patterns / codependency
- Body image
- Caregiving stress
- Coping skills
- Grief
- Mood disorders
- Sexual abuse
- Stress
- Women's issues
- EMDR
- Attachment-Focused EMDR
- Internal Family Systems (informed)
- Ego States / Parts-informed
- Structural Dissociation Theory informed
- Somatic therapy (informed)
- DBT
- CBT
- Compassion-Focused Therapy
- Mindfulness-based therapy
- Polyvagal-informed therapy
- Strengths-Based Therapy
- Equine Assisted Psychotherapy
- Animal Assisted Therapy
State licenses
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North Carolina · License #C004481 · LCSW Active
Reputation
- Healthgrades Rated 5 / 5 12 reviews
- Sharecare Rated 1 / 5 1 review
- TherapyDB Rated 5 / 5 4 reviews
What clients praise
- Compassionate and non-judgmental approach
- Skillful EMDR / trauma processing
- Explains conditions well
- Easy scheduling, friendly staff
Common critiques
- One reviewer described the counseling as dismissive and repetitive
Red flags
- A single Sharecare review described her approach as dismissive, said the client felt uncomfortable, and questioned whether the focus was on billing rather than treatment — an isolated complaint not corroborated elsewhere
Sources
The facts on this page are drawn from 13 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.
Psychology Today directory
- Identity anchor: full name, credentials, practice name, address, phone, specialties, issues treated, populations, insurance, fees, session formats, years in practice, license number C004481 (psychologytoday.com)
provider website (bio page)
- EMDR/EMDRIA certifications, modalities, specialties (upchurchcounseling.com)
provider website (about page)
- MSW from East Carolina University (2001), years in practice, practice philosophy (upchurchcounseling.com)
provider website (homepage)
- Practice name, address, email, headshot photo (upchurchcounseling.com)
provider website (contact page)
- Email address and booking / telehealth links (upchurchcounseling.squarespace.com)
NPPES registry
- Individual NPI 1023109337, taxonomy 1041C0700X, former name Jennifer King, practice address, active status (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)
- Organizational NPI 1265016422 for Jennifer Upchurch LCSW PLLC at the same practice address (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)
NC Social Work Certification and Licensure Board
- Name does not appear on the board's current disciplinary action list (ncswboard.gov)
OpenSanctions (OIG LEIE / state Medicaid exclusion aggregator)
- No exclusion/debarment record for this individual; two unrelated debarred people named similarly (a Florida-based registered nurse and a differently-surnamed 'Jennifer Upchurch Browne') were reviewed and ruled out as different people (opensanctions.org)
Healthgrades
- 5.0/5 rating from 12 reviews; positive review themes (compassionate, skillful with EMDR, non-judgmental) (healthgrades.com)
Sharecare
- 1.0/5 rating from 1 review; negative review describing dismissive counseling (providers.sharecare.com)
TherapyDB
- 5.0/5 rating from 4 reviews (reported in search snippet; page itself returned 403 and could not be directly confirmed) (therapydb.com)
- Professional profile exists under this name, credential, and location (linkedin.com)