Therapist profile
Jean Juarez, LMFT
Licensed MFT - Family and relationship concerns
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- Attachment work
- CBT techniques
- Parenting support
About Jean
Jean Juarez is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 15 years of professional experience and licensure in California and Illinois. She works with adults facing stress and anxiety, grief, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and issues related to gender and sexual identity. Jean also helps people who are dealing with trauma, addiction, and life transitions.
Her practice focuses on clear, practical conversations. Sessions look at patterns in relationships and how those patterns affect daily life. She helps people identify what feels most urgent and what steps feel doable between meetings.
Jean uses attachment-based ideas to understand long-standing relationship patterns. She pairs that with client-centered work to keep the conversation grounded in each person's goals and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used when thoughts and behaviors are getting in the way of functioning.
She has worked with people on family-of-origin issues, communication problems, abandonment concerns, and recovery from infidelity or domestic violence. Parenting and fatherhood issues are listed among her focus areas, and she supports adults coping with ADHD, shame, and isolation.
Jean identifies as an ally to the LGBTQ+ community and lists gender dysphoria and intimacy-related concerns among her areas of focus. People can expect a straightforward approach that aims to break down larger problems into manageable steps.
How sessions work
How attachment, client-centered work, and CBT translate to online sessions
Jean often draws on attachment-based ideas to map how early relationship patterns affect current behavior. This approach helps clarify recurring ways of reacting in close relationships and can be useful for addressing family conflict, intimacy issues, and abandonment concerns.She also uses client-centered methods that keep the focus on what matters to the person in front of her. That means sessions revolve around the client's goals and values, with the therapist offering reflection and questions rather than imposing a fixed plan.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used when thoughts and habits are directly impacting mood or functioning. CBT provides simple skills to notice unhelpful thinking, test it, and try alternative behaviors that reduce anxiety or depression symptoms.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Jean will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their needs and goals. That collaborative process can include trying different techniques and refining what helps most over time.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins, or giving a way to meet during a work break. Licensed professionals adapt methods so skills learned in video or phone meetings can be practiced in everyday routines.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Illinois, California
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship strain, parenting concerns, grief, and many family-related issues.
How would she describe her way of working?
She combines attachment-based thinking, client-centered conversation, and CBT tools to focus on patterns and practical steps you can try between sessions.
How long has she practiced?
She has 15 years of professional experience working with adults on relationship and family concerns, addictions, and trauma-related issues.
What is her professional credential and location?
She is an LMFT licensed in California and Illinois and lists Illinois as a practice location.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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