About Jean
Jean Boulet is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 22 years of practice in North Carolina. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and the effects of trauma and abuse. He aims to make the first steps into therapy straightforward and respectful of each person's pace.
Over two decades Jean has worked in a range of settings that sharpened his practical skills. He uses client-centered work to build a safe space where people lead the pace and agenda of sessions.
How Jean works
He also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness-based methods are part of his approach when clients want tools for grounding, staying present, and reducing reactivity. Motivational interviewing is used for people who are wrestling with change or making difficult decisions.
Narrative therapy helps those who want to reframe personal stories and find new meaning in challenging experiences. Jean often helps people address relationship struggles, communication problems, and the aftereffects of separation or betrayal. He also supports those coping with addiction, chronic illness or pain, body image concerns, and issues tied to attachment or abandonment.
Sessions emphasize clear steps, practical tools, and honest conversation. He offers sessions in English and provides multiple remote formats to fit different schedules and needs. The process begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling based on availability.
Jean lists 9 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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 22 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
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Online support options
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Jean uses client-centered therapy to make online sessions feel focused on each person's goals. That means sessions begin by listening to what matters most and letting the person set priorities for the work. Cognitive behavioral therapy is used to identify patterns of thought and behavior and to practice new skills between sessions, which fits well with video or text check-ins.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Jean works collaboratively to match methods to a person's needs, goals, and preferences. He will suggest options, adjust techniques over time, and check in about what is or isn't helping so the plan evolves with the client's feedback.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and situations. Video lets people read facial cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions can be a good shorter option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, ongoing encouragement, and adding flexible support between longer appointments.
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