Jannine Cullen-Reo, LMFT - Therapist in New York

About Jannine

Jannine Cullen-Reo is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 18 years of clinical experience. She offers a warm, direct, and practical approach to therapy. Her work focuses on family and parenting concerns alongside relationship and personal struggles.

Jannine speaks English and sees clients in New York. Jannine helps parents and families navigate everyday problems like communication breakdowns and parenting stress. She also addresses relationship issues such as intimacy, infidelity, divorce and separation.

Background and approach

She works with common emotional concerns including anxiety, depression, grief, and coping with life changes. Her sessions aim to be collaborative and solution-oriented. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered principles, mindfulness techniques, and solution-focused methods to shape each visit.

That means she helps clients identify patterns, try new behaviors, and practice skills between sessions. Jannine adjusts her methods as families and individuals change over time. She emphasizes clear goals and practical steps that can be tried at home.

Parents often leave sessions with new ways to talk to their children and manage conflict more calmly. With years of work across family systems, couples, adolescents, and children, she brings experience with issues like trauma, addiction, fertility-related stress, eating and sleeping problems, anger, career challenges, and self-esteem. Her style aims to be empowering and focused on real change.

Practical therapy approaches for online family support

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s experience. The therapist creates space for parents and children to be heard and supports each family member in finding their own solutions. This approach helps when people feel stuck or misunderstood.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It breaks concerns into small, manageable steps and teaches skills to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and change conflict habits. Mindfulness therapy adds simple attention practices to help people calm down and stay present during stressful moments.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Jannine will collaborate with clients to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She adapts techniques as families progress so therapy stays relevant and useful.

Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit busy family schedules. These formats make it easier to attend from home, to use short check-ins between longer sessions, and to keep momentum when life gets hectic. The flexible options support steady progress while accommodating daily responsibilities.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns can I bring to therapy?

Jannine works with family and parenting issues plus relationship concerns like intimacy and communication. She also addresses anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, addictions, eating and sleeping problems, and life transitions.

How would you describe the therapy style?

Her style is warm, direct, collaborative, and practical. Sessions focus on clear goals, skill-building, and steps you can try between visits.

What background does she have?

She is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 18 years of experience working with individuals, couples, adolescents, children, and families.

Where is the therapist located and licensed?

She practices in New York and holds the New York LMFT license number NY LMFT 001319-1.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with this therapist?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 18 years
Licensed: New York
Languages: English

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