Dr. Jean Kerry, LMFT
Florida · 20 years in practice
Dr. Jean Kerry is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 20 years of clinical experience in Florida.
License and registration
- Psychologist, Florida
- PY5577 · expires May 2026
- LMFT, Florida
- MT1288 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1477763738 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Jean
Dr. Jean Kerry is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 20 years of clinical experience in Florida. She focuses on helping people who feel stuck by offering straightforward guidance and practical skills.
Her approach is calm and direct, aimed at making everyday life feel more manageable. Clients often come for help with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, trauma, and low self-esteem. She also works with concerns like abandonment, caregiver strain, chronic illness and pain, communication problems, and workplace stress.
Background and approach
The goal is to reduce distress and improve daily functioning rather than only label problems. Her sessions mix listening with hands-on tools. She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at how emotions shape relationships and reactions.
She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Dr. Kerry keeps sessions practical.
People learn skills for managing strong feelings, calming anxiety, and repairing strained connections. She helps clients practice new ways of relating so change can last beyond the therapy room. Her style is warm and respectful, with a focus on small steps that add up.
People who want clear direction and coping strategies tend to do well. She offers video, phone, chat, and text-based sessions to fit different schedules and needs.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Jean lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Workplace issues
Approaches Jean names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Dr. Kerry’s Approaches Work Online
Dr. Kerry uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice and name their feelings and how those feelings affect close relationships and reactions. EFT is useful when emotions feel overwhelming or keep steering choices in unhelpful directions. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening and reflecting so clients feel heard and can find their own answers. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is part of her work too, focusing on identifying and shifting thoughts and behaviors that fuel anxiety or low mood.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as progress is made so therapy fits the person’s needs.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for seeing body language and holding longer sessions, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to check in between sessions or fit brief check-ins into a busy day. These options make scheduling and continuing work on skills more flexible for people with busy or changing routines.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Dr. Kerry address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, and self-esteem issues, along with related problems like caregiver stress, chronic illness, communication problems, and workplace issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style blends attentive listening with practical tools. Sessions focus on emotional awareness, skill-building, and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of clinical experience working with adults on a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LMFT and holds credentials noted as FL LMFT and FL Psychologist, and she practices in Florida.
Which languages are supported and can international clients work with her?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling based on therapist availability.
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