About Jean
Jean Bennett is a New York licensed mental health counselor with eight years of practice as an LMHC. She presents a calm, genuine style that helps people feel more at ease when they first reach out. Her approach is straightforward and conversational, aiming to make difficult topics easier to talk about.
She helps people facing anxiety, depression, mood disorders, panic, and trauma-related concerns. Jean also supports those dealing with relationship strain, intimacy issues, and LGBTQ matters.
Background and approach
Addictions, stress, anger, and career worries are part of her caseload as well. Sessions focus on open conversation and practical steps. Jean uses tools from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral therapy, and emotionally-focused methods to shape sessions around each person.
She also brings mindfulness and motivational interviewing into the mix when helpful. Her style is relaxed rather than clinical. She works with clients to map out options and small changes to try between sessions.
Progress is built through steady conversation and actionable plans rather than quick fixes. Jean practices from New York and meets people over video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging. She speaks English and does not take international clients.
Her background and methods aim to help people feel understood while they work toward clearer goals.
Online approaches that focus on conversation and change
Jean uses client-centered therapy to start by listening closely and following each person's priorities. This approach creates space for people to name what matters and for the therapist to reflect back what she hears, which is useful for building trust and clarity.She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which breaks problems into thoughts, behaviors, and feelings. CBT gives clear strategies for testing unhelpful thoughts and trying small behavior changes that can reduce anxiety, panic, or depressive patterns.
Figuring out the right method is part of the work. Jean approaches the choice of techniques collaboratively, adjusting tools to match a client's goals, preferences, and the specific issues they bring. She checks in often to see what helps and what to change.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to suit different needs. Video calls allow fuller conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit into a shorter break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins or when someone prefers typing over speaking. These options aim to make it easier to attend sessions and to keep work moving forward between appointments.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English