Jean Kilsheimer Caserta, LMFT

Jean Kilsheimer Caserta is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 25 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, depression, addictions, relationship and family problems, and life transitions. Jean speaks English and French and offers services to clients in Florida and internationally.

She prefers clear, straightforward work in sessions. People can expect collaborative conversations that explore current problems and practical steps to change unhelpful patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is one of the approaches she uses to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors.

Her background includes classroom teaching, behavioral specialist work, and a master of science in family therapy from Nova Southeastern University. Early work in schools and community programs shaped her view that behavior is influenced by family and environment. That perspective guides how she frames concerns like attachment, caregiver stress, and blended-family issues.

Jean also draws on client-centered methods, motivational interviewing, narrative therapy, and solution-focused techniques. She adapts methods to match each person’s needs, calling on short-term strategies or deeper family-focused discussion when useful. This flexible mix supports people coping with chronic illness, career shifts, body image, and other stresses.

Her personal life and early caregiving experiences inform a compassionate style. Jean emphasizes practical problem-solving and steady support, and she works with people to set realistic goals and try small, manageable changes.

Using focused approaches in online sessions

Jean frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In online sessions she helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try small behavior changes to test new results. Client-Centered Therapy is another part of her work, offering a listening space where the person's goals lead the pace of change and the therapist reflects and clarifies what matters most.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will discuss options and decide collaboratively which methods fit a person's goals, needs, and comfort level. This allows sessions to be tailored - sometimes brief and action-focused, sometimes more exploratory depending on what the client wants.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quicker check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These choices make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and varied life situations, while keeping focus on practical strategies and steady progress.