About Jennifer
Jennifer McCann is an LCSW with 22 years of clinical experience who helps people manage stress and anxiety. She speaks English and American Sign Language and welcomes conversations about grief, trauma, addiction, relationship strain, and other life changes. Her sessions are straightforward and practical.
She starts by listening to what matters most and then builds on the person's strengths. Jennifer uses clear tools to help with day-to-day coping, mood shifts, and communication problems.
Background and approach
Clinically she blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral and mindfulness approaches. That means she pays attention to how thoughts, actions, and attention affect feelings and behavior. She also uses focused strategies for trauma and short-term solutions when immediate relief is needed.
Jennifer has experience supporting people who are LGBT and those facing issues like gender dysphoria, abandonment, chronic illness, caregiving strain, and compassion fatigue. She also has experience with hearing-impaired and Deaf clients and with adults who have intellectual and developmental disabilities. Sessions may include skills practice, problem-solving, and grounding or mindfulness exercises.
She believes change grows out of a strong working relationship and practical steps tailored to each person. Her aim is to help people feel steadier and more able to handle stressful moments.
Practical approaches for online therapy
Jennifer blends client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy in ways that suit online care. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and building a trusting relationship. It helps people feel heard and able to explore feelings at their own pace. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at how thoughts and behaviors influence mood and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. Together they set clear, practical steps and adjust techniques as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and exercises that use visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat or text messaging works well for brief updates, quick problem-solving, or when someone prefers not to use video. These options aim to make regular sessions easier to fit into daily life and consistent enough to support steady progress.
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Maine
- Languages
- English, American Sign Language
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