Jennifer Scott

Jennifer Scott is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 17 years of experience. She practices in Maine and focuses on concerns such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and coping with life changes. Jennifer also works with related issues like caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, guilt and shame, pregnancy and childbirth, women’s issues, and questions about life purpose.

Her style is straightforward and person-focused. She uses a trauma-informed perspective and listens for what matters most to each person. Sessions emphasize practical skills along with reflective conversation. Jennifer combines client-centered methods with mindfulness and solution-focused techniques to help people manage symptoms and clarify next steps.

In sessions she teaches mindfulness practices that help reduce reactivity and improve attention. She offers problem-solving and goal-oriented conversations when someone wants concrete steps. For people who carry painful memories, she brings a trauma-focused perspective that prioritizes safety and pacing.

Jennifer’s work tends to blend skills teaching with supportive listening. Conversations often move between noticing what’s happening now, practicing a brief skill, and planning a small next action. This makes sessions concrete and easy to try between meetings.

She asks people to consider their own values and priorities when thinking about life purpose. That work can look like clarifying small, practical choices as much as wider meaning questions. To begin, she asks clients to identify one or two reachable goals and then tests what works in real life.

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Jennifer uses client-centered work and mindfulness in online sessions to help people notice what matters and try small changes. Client-centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s experience, useful when someone wants to sort through decisions or values. Mindfulness Therapy teaches short attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus, which can help with anxiety and stress.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. She will work with clients to identify goals, test strategies, and adjust methods based on how those strategies feel and what fits daily life. That collaboration helps decide whether to emphasize skills practice, brief solution-focused steps, or trauma-focused pacing.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins during a work break, or remove travel time. Online work also makes it easier to practice mindfulness and grounding skills between meetings and to try coping strategies in real-life contexts.