- ACT methods
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
About Jennifer
Jennifer ONeil is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 16 years of clinical experience based in Massachusetts. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief. Jennifer also helps people coping with relationship and family strains, parenting pressures, career stress, ADHD, and questions of self-worth such as guilt and shame.
Her sessions focus on practical skills and clear conversation. She uses techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and mindfulness. Jennifer pays attention to attachment patterns and how past relationships shape current behavior.
She prefers to work in a straightforward, person-centered way. That means listening first, then offering tools a client can try between sessions. Typical strategies include noticing unhelpful thoughts, grounding practices for anxiety, and steps to reconnect with others when intimacy feels hard.
Jennifer's background includes long-term work with trauma, grief, and caregivers facing chronic illness. She supports people dealing with abandonment, adoption and blended-family stress, and challenges that come with serious medical conditions. Those themes often show up alongside eating and body-image concerns.
Clients can expect practical conversation about goals and measurable steps toward them. Jennifer also brings attention to how values and relationships influence choices. She encourages small, concrete changes that fit into everyday life.
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Jennifer commonly draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based ideas. ACT focuses on noticing painful thoughts and choosing actions that match personal values rather than getting stuck in self-judgment. CBT looks at patterns of thinking that keep anxiety or shame active and teaches practical experiments to change those patterns. Attachment-based work pays attention to how early relationships shape current expectations and helps people practice new ways of relating.Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, try different strategies, and adjust what they do together based on what feels helpful. Clients and the therapist decide together which methods to emphasize.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking so you know the available formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins, reduce travel time, and let people use audio-only sessions when camera use is difficult. These practical benefits can help clients maintain consistency while trying tools between meetings.
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Experience
16+ years
Listed in
Massachusetts
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief, and specific issues like relationship strain, parenting pressures, eating concerns, and guilt and shame.
How does she approach guilt and shame?
She uses practical strategies from ACT and CBT to notice painful self-judgments and try small behavioral shifts. The work focuses on values and what matters to the client.
How much experience does she have?
She has 16 years of clinical experience supporting adults through complex emotional issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an MA and is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Massachusetts.
What languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin scheduling a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.