- Client-centered care
- CBT and DBT skills
- Money and financial issues
About Jennifer
Jennifer Maguire is a Licensed Professional Counselor in New Jersey with 25 years of experience. She offers a warm, interactive counseling style that centers on listening and treating each person with dignity and respect. Jennifer emphasizes a client-centered approach that follows the direction a person wants to take in therapy.
She draws on a strengths-based, solutions-focused framework to build personalized plans. Jennifer uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and to shift patterns that cause distress. She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and healthier ways of relating to others.
Her background includes two master’s degrees and a bachelor’s degree, and she has worked across settings during a long career in counseling. That experience informs a practical, down-to-earth way of working with issues like stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, and coping with life changes.
Jennifer also supports people dealing with parenting concerns, intimacy-related struggles, career stress, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include ADHD, attachment issues, adoption and foster care concerns, chronic illness and caregiver stress, and body image worries.
She invites people who are ready to make a change to take a first step. The work is collaborative and paced to match each person’s needs and goals.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice what matters most to them and take small, practical steps toward those values even when emotions are difficult. It can help when stress, anxiety, or life changes feel overwhelming. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying patterns of thought that feed distress and testing new ways of thinking and behaving to improve mood and functioning. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and some types of problematic habits. Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches concrete skills in mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness to reduce reactivity and build more satisfying relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the person to choose and adapt methods based on goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions can blend elements from different approaches so the plan fits the issues being addressed and the pace the person prefers.
Confirm which session formats are offered before booking because the biography does not list specific options. In general, working with a licensed professional online can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, sessions can be scheduled during a lunch break, require less travel time, or remove the need to be on camera if that helps someone focus. These practical benefits can make it simpler to keep regular appointments and practice new skills between sessions.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to daily life?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and addictions as well as money and financial issues. Parenting strain, career stress, and life transitions are also within her focus.
What is her general therapy style like?
Her style is interactive, warm, and empathetic with an emphasis on listening. She follows a client-centered approach so the person directs the pace and focus of sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 25 years of experience in the counseling field. That background includes work across different settings and informs a practical approach to therapy.
What credentials and region are associated with this therapist?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in New Jersey and practices there.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How are fees and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to the therapist's availability.