Works with
How Jennifer works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- New Jersey
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Jennifer
Jennifer Maguire is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in New Jersey who draws on a client-centered, practical style. She aims to listen first and help people feel heard. Her manner is warm and interactive, grounded in respect and compassion for each person she meets.
With 25 years in the counseling field, she blends several approaches to fit each person’s needs. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions.
Background and approach
She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills for mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal effectiveness. Jennifer often helps people challenged by stress, anxiety, anger, grief, addiction, trauma, depression, and issues around intimacy and relationships. She also supports those facing career transitions, parenting strain, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
Other concerns she has experience with include attachment issues, blended family matters, chronic illness, and caregiver stress. Her work is strengths-based and solution-oriented. Sessions focus on identifying practical steps, building skills, and creating realistic plans that feel manageable.
She aims to tailor plans so progress is steady and measurable. Jennifer encourages anyone considering therapy to take the first step when ready. She works with each person to set clear goals and uses a collaborative pace so clients decide how deep or fast to go.
What Jennifer works with
Everything Jennifer lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Jennifer's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- 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
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jennifer lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice their values and take committed action toward them. It uses exercises to clarify what matters and then small behavioral steps to move toward those values, which can help with stress, anxiety, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical techniques to shift unhelpful thought patterns and routines. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and coping with daily stress.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they will try strategies, adjust as needed, and pick the mix of methods that helps progress toward concrete goals.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are available for quick reflections, ongoing coaching between sessions, or when typing helps someone organize thoughts. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy days and keep momentum between meetings.
Questions people ask about Jennifer
What concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, grief, depression, addictions, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, ADHD, and career or life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is interactive, warm, and empathetic. She listens first and works collaboratively to build practical skills and solutions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience in the counseling field and has worked across many clinical issues and settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in New Jersey and practices from that state.
Which languages and international options are offered?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use 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 therapist availability.