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Online therapist

Jennie Bell

Supporting parents through change

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Credentials
LMHC
Experience
15 years
Licensed in
New York
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Jennie

Jennie Bell is a licensed mental health counselor who focuses on family and parenting concerns along with stress, anxiety, and relationship difficulties. She works with people facing depression, grief, trauma, addiction, ADHD, and major life changes. Jennie approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.

She aims to create a straightforward, supportive space where parents and caregivers can talk through immediate problems and figure out next steps. Her style is collaborative and practical.

Background and approach

Sessions often start by identifying the most pressing issues and small, manageable goals. Jennie uses clear, evidence-based methods to teach coping skills and improve daily routines for sleeping, anger, and stress. She also helps clients notice unhelpful thought patterns and try new ways of responding when emotions run high.

Jennie holds a Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential - LMHC - and practices in New York. She has about 15 years of professional experience and blends several therapy methods to match each person’s needs. Her background includes supporting people through trauma, relationship strains, and parenting stressors.

Clients can expect a mix of listening, practical tools, and gentle challenge when needed. Jennie adjusts the pace to what feels right for each person. Her aim is to help people build skills they can use outside sessions, so progress continues between meetings.

She offers sessions in English and provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Getting started involves a brief matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that works for the client.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person without judgement and responding to their concerns in a supportive way. It helps people feel heard and makes it easier to explore family dynamics and parenting goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behaviors and teaches specific skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, blends acceptance and change strategies and is useful when emotions feel intense or when someone struggles with anger or relationship conflict.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about goals, daily routines, and what has or has not helped in the past. Then she will suggest methods likely to fit those needs and adjust the plan based on what feels most helpful for the client. This keeps therapy collaborative and focused on real-life progress.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules and to continue work between meetings. They also allow therapists to use worksheets, short exercises, and check-ins that support skill building outside of session time.

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.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Jennie address?
Jennie helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, ADHD, addictions, sleep problems, anger, career stress, intimacy-related issues, bipolar disorder concerns, and compassion fatigue.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses a collaborative, practical style that focuses on immediate problems and small goals. Sessions combine listening with skill teaching and gentle challenge as needed.
How much experience does she have?
Jennie has about 15 years of professional experience working with people on a range of mental health and relationship concerns.
What credentials and location information are provided?
Jennie holds a New York Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential, listed as NY LMHC 006268, and practices in New York.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for therapy sessions.
How is cost handled for sessions?
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?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
15 years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English

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