Therapist profile
Dr. Jean Kerry, LMFT
Florida
Florida LMFT - Anger and Relationship Concerns
Continue with JeanKey details
- CredentialsLMFT
- LicensePsychologist, Florida / PY5577; LMFT, Florida / MT1288
- NPI1477763738
- Experience20 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationFlorida
About
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Emotion-focused work
About Jean
Dr. Jean Kerry is a Florida-licensed marriage and family therapist with 20 years of clinical experience. She focuses on common long-term problems such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem struggles, and depression. Dr. Kerry also pays attention to related issues like workplace stress, control problems, and caregiver strain.
Her approach is practical and people-focused. Sessions look at what causes repeated patterns and then teach concrete skills to respond differently. She uses a mix of client-centered work, cognitive behavior techniques, and emotion-focused strategies to help people manage strong feelings and improve communication.
Dr. Kerry often helps clients who are dealing with post-traumatic stress, chronic pain, guilt, shame, or feelings of isolation. She works on impulsivity, forgiveness, and rebuilding trust after separation or loss. Those coping with life purpose questions or difficulties balancing work and personal life also find material to work on.
In sessions she combines behavioral techniques with attention to emotions and relationships. That can mean learning new coping skills, practicing different ways to speak in tense moments, and noticing thoughts that fuel anger or anxiety. The goal is steadier reactions and clearer choices, not quick fixes.
She practices from Florida and conducts therapy in English. People who want to schedule are asked to use the site flow to match and book a first session. The work is collaborative and oriented toward skills people can use in everyday situations.
How sessions work
How Jean Kerry uses treatment approaches in online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on respectful listening and helping people state what matters most. In practice that means sessions start by clarifying goals and reflecting what the client says, so changes come from the person's own priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets the thoughts and behaviors that keep anger and anxiety going. It involves identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying small behavior experiments to test new ways of responding.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, adds skills for tolerating intense feelings and improving emotional regulation. That can be useful for impulse control, strong anger reactions, and high stress situations.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose approaches that match their needs, goals, and preferences rather than prescribing a single path up front.
If you plan to use online sessions, confirm the specific session formats available before booking. This profile does not list formats, so check the platform options. Online work can fit around busy schedules, shorten commute time, and make it easier to maintain regular meetings while practicing skills between sessions.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, and depression, plus related issues such as workplace problems, control issues, and caregiver stress.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She blends client-centered conversation with practical techniques from CBT and emotion-focused approaches to teach new skills and change repetitive patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of clinical experience working with adults on emotional and relationship concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Florida LMFT and practices in Florida.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.