Works with
- Anger
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
How Jean works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Jean
Jean Bennett is a New York licensed mental health counselor with eight years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people navigate anger, trauma, relationship strains, anxiety, and depression. She aims to build a straightforward, down-to-earth space where someone can talk openly and be heard.
Her approach is relaxed and practical. Sessions usually feel like a conversation that surfaces thoughts and options. She helps people break problems into small steps and try different strategies until something fits.
Background and approach
Jean uses a mix of methods to match each person's needs, including client-centered work, cognitive-behavioral techniques, and mindfulness practices. That means she pays attention to what matters to you, looks at how thoughts and actions affect mood, and teaches simple ways to notice and calm strong feelings.
She also brings motivational interviewing and emotionally-focused tools into sessions when people want clearer goals or to repair important connections. These approaches are applied in a cooperative way so clients stay in charge of the pace and direction. Jean works with concerns such as addiction, stress, self-esteem, intimacy issues, career questions, and identity-related challenges including LGBT matters.
She also supports people dealing with caregiver strain, chronic illness, first responder stress, and the impacts of prejudice. Sessions are offered in English and take place online or by phone.
What Jean works with
Everything Jean lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Jean's practice.
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Infidelity
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jean lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support
Jean often uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening carefully and following the person's lead to clarify what matters most. This approach helps when someone needs a nonjudgmental space to sort feelings and make decisions.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a practical method that looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect mood. CBT provides hands-on strategies for managing anxiety, anger, and low mood by testing small behavioral experiments and adjusting unhelpful thinking patterns.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work together. The therapist will check your goals and preferences and suggest approaches to try. Decisions are collaborative so the plan stays practical and responsive to how you react to different techniques.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls let you work face-to-face from wherever you are. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can fit into busy days and allow quick reflections between longer sessions. These options help make ongoing care more reachable while keeping the focus on real change.
Questions people ask about Jean
What kinds of concerns does Jean address?
She helps people with anger, trauma and abuse, relationship issues, anxiety, depression, and a wide range of related concerns such as addiction, stress, self-esteem, and identity matters.
What is her general therapy style?
Jean uses a laid-back, conversational style that focuses on open sharing and building practical options. Sessions aim to be straightforward and collaborative rather than formal or academic.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Jean has eight years of professional experience working with people on mood, behavior, and relationship concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, practicing from New York.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Jean offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for remote work.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.