About Mercedes
Mercedes Kennedy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in New Jersey with 30 years of experience. She focuses on anxiety and stress and helps people manage strong emotions and mood shifts. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish to match a client’s comfort level.
She helps people work through panic attacks, social anxiety, and ongoing worry. She also supports those coping with depression, bipolar symptoms, anger, and low self-esteem.
Background and approach
Conversations focus on what is happening now and small steps forward. Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. She aims to build a calm space where people can talk honestly about difficult thoughts and feelings.
The room is free of judgment and centered on practical ways to feel steadier day to day. Over three decades of practice have included attention to multicultural concerns and mood disorders. That background informs how she listens and responds to each person’s life and culture.
She uses techniques that fit each client rather than a single formula. Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. International clients may be seen.
New clients begin by completing a short questionnaire and scheduling a first appointment.
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Mercedes uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on real symptoms and daily challenges. One approach emphasizes managing anxiety and panic by teaching breathing and grounding skills, spotting triggers, and practicing gradual exposure to feared situations. Another approach centers on mood management for depression and bipolar symptoms by identifying patterns, building routines, and setting small, achievable goals to stabilize mood.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with each person to figure out which techniques match their goals and preferences. That means trying ideas, checking what helps, and adapting plans as progress is made.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit many schedules. Video calls let people see facial cues and have deeper conversations. Phone sessions work well when video is difficult or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging suit quick check-ins, brief support, and people who prefer writing. These formats make it easier to keep regular sessions, fit therapy into a busy day, and keep momentum between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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