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LMFT

Jean Juarez, LMFT

  • Experience15 years
  • LocationIllinois
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and LGBT
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Jean

Jean Juarez brings a relational, client-centered approach to therapy that emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and collaboration. As an LMFT licensed in California and Illinois, she draws on 15 years of clinical experience to co-create treatment plans tailored to each person's situation.

Background and approach

Her work often focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship challenges, and ADHD while also addressing concerns such as intimacy, parenting, grief, and career transition. Jean integrates attachment-based perspectives and mindfulness techniques with practical cognitive behavioral strategies to help clients explore patterns, build coping skills, and strengthen meaningful connections.

She also supports people navigating issues related to LGBT identity, family of origin conflicts, substance concerns, and relational ruptures including infidelity and divorce. Clients who are managing shame, grief, or isolation will find an approach that blends empathy with practical skill-building.

Recognizing that reaching out for help takes courage, Jean emphasizes a compassionate, nonjudgmental stance and adapts therapy to each person's goals and preferences. She offers sessions in English and provides several remote formats to increase accessibility for those living in Illinois and beyond.

Therapeutic approaches for online care and connection

Jean uses attachment-based therapy to explore how early relationship patterns influence current connections and emotional responses; this approach helps people understand and change repeated dynamics that affect relationships and intimacy. She also applies cognitive behavioral therapy - a structured approach that examines thought and behavior patterns - to develop practical coping strategies for anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and stress. Mindfulness techniques are woven into sessions to increase present-moment awareness, reduce reactivity, and support emotion regulation.

Deciding which method fits best is part of the therapeutic process. Jean collaborates with each person to identify goals, preferences, and strengths, then adjusts strategies over time so the work stays relevant and effective. This collaborative exploration helps ensure the chosen approaches match what the client needs in the moment.

Online therapy with Jean is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for busy schedules and differing comfort levels. These formats make it possible to maintain continuity of care from various locations and allow clients to choose the mode of interaction that best supports their daily life and therapeutic goals.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Jean address in therapy?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, grief, parenting and career challenges, and ADHD, plus many related topics such as communication problems and substance concerns.
What is Jean's general therapeutic style?
Her approach blends client-centered empathy with attachment-based insight and practical cognitive behavioral tools, often incorporating mindfulness and narrative elements to help clients process experience and build skills.
How much clinical experience does Jean have?
She has 15 years of professional work experience supporting people through relationship challenges, addictions, family conflicts, trauma, and other life transitions.
What credentials and location are associated with this therapist?
Jean is an LMFT licensed in California and Illinois with license numbers CA LMFT 40796 and IL LMFT 166.000647, and she practices with a primary location listed in Illinois.
In what languages can clients work with Jean and can international clients join?
Sessions are conducted in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats does she offer for remote work?
Jean provides several online options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are costs and billing handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are arranged through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

Family conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFatherhood issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

Illinois, California

Languages

English

What Jean can help with

Jean Juarez works with clients on stress and anxiety, LGBT, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and depression.

Jean works with clients coping with addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, and trauma and abuse.

How Jean approaches therapy

Jean's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Jean is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in Illinois, with 15 years of clinical experience.