About Jean
Jean Bennett is a licensed mental health counselor working in New York. She brings eight years of clinical experience to conversations about stress, anxiety, relationships, and trauma. Her manner is relaxed and down-to-earth, which helps people feel at ease right away.
She asks simple questions and listens without judgment. Sessions are a chance to talk through thoughts and feelings and to build practical options for change. Jean focuses on helping clients name what matters, try new ways of coping, and notice small steps that add up.
How Jean works
Her approach mixes client-centered care with practical tools from cognitive behavioral ideas. She also uses emotionally focused techniques to help people understand their reactions in relationships. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are part of the toolbox when people want to manage stress, addictions, or motivation for change.
Jean works with a broad range of concerns including LGBT issues, intimacy-related problems, mood disorders such as bipolar and depression, panic and post-traumatic stress, anger, and addiction. She also helps people facing caregiver burnout, chronic illness, workplace strain, and prejudice or discrimination. People who come to her can expect a conversational style, steady support, and clear next steps.
She frames counseling as a collaborative process and invites clients to shape goals that feel realistic. Jean aims to help people feel more in control and better able to handle life's ups and downs.
Jean lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Jean works with
The areas below are the ones Jean selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- 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
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches that translate well online
Client-centered work starts by listening and reflecting what each person says so goals are clear and ever-changing needs are noticed. This approach supports people who want a steady, respectful space to sort through thoughts and feelings. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, panic, low mood, and coping with life changes because it gives concrete skills to practice between sessions. Emotionally focused techniques help people recognize patterns in how they respond to stress and relationships, and guide them to change how they connect and react.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Jean will collaborate with each person to match methods to their goals, values, and what feels doable. She reviews how different tools might help and adjusts plans as progress is made so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online work lets people fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls support a face-to-face feeling for deep conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when video bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging make shorter check-ins and ongoing coaching-style support possible between longer sessions. These formats allow flexibility for scheduling, follow-up, and practicing new skills without travel.
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A practical next step
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