Jennifer McCann, LCSW

Jennifer McCann is an LCSW who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and challenges related to gender and sexual identity. She works with people facing grief, parenting strain, addictions, anger, ADHD, and career or life transitions. She communicates in English and American Sign Language and is based in Maine.

With 22 years of experience, she combines practical tools with a respectful, person-centered stance. Sessions focus on clear goals and usable strategies. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered and mindfulness approaches to help people change unhelpful thoughts and habits.

Jennifer often blends short-term solution-focused steps with trauma-focused care when needed. She likes to break bigger problems into smaller, manageable tasks that can fit into daily life. Expect a mix of talking, skill practice, and gentle reflection during sessions.

She values warmth and real human connection in the therapy room. Laughter, tears, and strong feelings are all treated as part of the work. Together with each person she builds a plan that matches their needs and pace.

Jennifer has experience supporting people who are D/deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind and works with adults who have intellectual and developmental disabilities. She frames therapy around strengths and practical change, helping people use their abilities to move forward.

Practical approaches for online therapy

Jennifer uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns of behavior. CBT offers concrete tools such as thought records and behavior experiments that can be practiced between sessions to reduce anxiety, depression, and problematic habits.

She also uses a client-centered approach that focuses on listening and building rapport. This approach emphasizes the person's strengths and values, and helps set goals that feel meaningful and doable. Mindfulness techniques are added when helpful to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment focus through simple breathing and awareness exercises.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean focusing on short-term solutions at first, then shifting to deeper trauma-focused work if needed.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face connection and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and text or chat formats work well for brief check-ins or ongoing notes between meetings. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or mobility limitations.