About Kent
Kent Jarratt is a licensed clinical social worker with 37 years of experience. He holds LCSW and LCSW-R credentials and practices in New Jersey. Kent works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and many life transitions.
Kent adapts each session to the person in front of him. He uses several well-known approaches to help people identify patterns and try new ways of coping. Sessions tend to focus on practical steps and honest conversation so clients can manage daily strains and decisions.
How Kent works
His background includes long work with the LGBT community and teaching roles at graduate schools. Kent's experience includes clinical supervision and university field instruction, which informs his everyday practice. He brings additional interests into his work, such as T'ai Chi Chih and contemplative care, to support calmer attention and self-awareness.
These elements are offered when they fit a person’s needs and goals. Kent helps people address problems such as addictions, relationship troubles, eating concerns, anger, career stress, and self-esteem struggles. He also focuses on issues that often follow major life stages, including aging and the search for life purpose.
His aim is to help people find workable steps toward stronger coping and clearer choices.
Kent lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Kent works with
The areas below are the ones Kent selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, LCSW-R |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 37 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Jersey |
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Online support options
Approaches and Online Support for Everyday Struggles
Kent often uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening closely and helping people find their own answers. This approach is useful for building trust, exploring feelings, and making decisions that feel right for the person.He also applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. CBT can help with anxiety, panic, worry, and patterns that feed low mood or self-critical thinking by teaching practical tools to change those patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kent will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try. He adjusts the plan over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video is useful for a full session feel, phone calls are easy when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging can keep steady contact between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on practical progress.
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