About Jean
Jean Kraljev is a licensed counselor who focuses on supporting people who are struggling with anxiety, mood shifts, and life transitions. She uses a calm, respectful style and aims to make the first steps in therapy feel safer and clearer. Jean notes the courage it takes to begin and works to meet people where they are.
With 25 years of experience, Jean has helped people with depression, addiction concerns, and low self-esteem.
Background and approach
She also addresses relationship strain, trauma and abuse, career difficulties, and the stress that can come from caregiving or end-of-life situations. Her practice includes attention to eating issues, impulsivity, and feelings of isolation or shame. Jean draws on several practical approaches in sessions.
She uses cognitive behavioral methods to identify unhelpful thoughts and to build new coping skills. She blends acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify values and take manageable steps toward them. Attachment-based work and client-centered listening guide how she tailors conversations and supports emotional safety.
Sessions are collaborative and organized around the person’s priorities. Jean adapts pacing and techniques to each situation rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan. She emphasizes concrete strategies people can use between sessions to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.
Jean holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential and the Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor credential, with practice based in Florida. She offers in-session guidance on communication, boundary setting, and rebuilding confidence after setbacks.
Practical therapy approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while focusing on actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, and motivation problems because it emphasizes small, meaningful steps rather than trying to remove every negative feeling.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence behavior and mood. It breaks problems into manageable pieces and teaches concrete skills for changing unhelpful thinking and practicing new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and impulsive actions.
Jean approaches online care collaboratively and will help clients find the best fit among methods like ACT, CBT, attachment-based, or client-centered listening. She works with each person to set goals, try approaches, and adjust the plan together so therapy stays focused on what the client needs and values.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in works better. Text and live chat are useful for quick reflections, check-ins, and between-session support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping the work goal-directed and practical.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina
- Languages
- English
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