- Stress and anxiety
- Attachment issues
- Career and purpose
About Jean
She focuses on practical conversations that help clients name what feels stuck. Sessions are centered on the client's experiences and goals. Jean listens for patterns in relationships, attachment, and communication that shape current problems.
Her work draws from attachment-based approaches, client-centered conversation, cognitive behavioral ideas, existential questions, and mindfulness practices. That mix is used to clarify painful patterns, challenge unhelpful thoughts, and explore values that guide decisions about work and relationships.
Jean has experience addressing addictions, family conflict, domestic violence histories, and issues like abandonment, infidelity, and shame. She also helps with fatherhood issues, gender dysphoria concerns, hoarding, and isolation or loneliness when these affect daily functioning.
Her style aims to adapt the conversation and plan to what the client wants to accomplish. To begin, clients use the site's matching steps and schedule a first session, where goals and practical next steps are discussed.
License and NPI on record
- LMFT
- Illinois · 166.000647
- LMFT
- California · 40796
- NPI
- 1932829199
As listed on the therapist's profile. A license can be checked with the state board, and an NPI with the national NPI registry.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Illinois, California
Languages
English
How Jean's approaches translate to online sessions
Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationship patterns affect current bonds. Online sessions can help identify these patterns and practice new ways of relating in real situations. Client-centered therapy centers the client's perspective and goals, offering a space to speak and be heard while deciding practical next steps.Jean combines these approaches with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness to address unhelpful thoughts and strengthen moment-to-moment coping. She treats finding the right fit as a collaborative process. Early sessions are used to review what matters most, try an approach, and adjust based on how it feels and what progress looks like.
Confirm the session formats available before booking since specific formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or remove the need to travel. The therapist will discuss timing, length, and practical matters during the first scheduling steps so sessions match daily life and goals.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, grief, ADHD, and related problems such as abandonment and infidelity.
How would she approach feeling stuck or unsure about next steps?
She uses conversational, client-centered work and draws on attachment-based ideas, CBT, existential questions, and mindfulness to identify patterns and clarify values for decision making.
What is her professional background and experience?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 15 years of professional experience working with addictions, family conflict, trauma, and relationship issues.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LMFT credentials in California and Illinois and practices with Illinois listed as her location on this profile.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Session cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to begin.
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