Ms. Jean is a queer-identifying therapist who enjoys working with clients within the LGBTQ+ community and those from diverse cultural backgrounds.
She helps clients who are experiencing anxiety, OCD, depression, stress, grief and loss, and major life transitions.
Ms. Jean uses a strengths-based and person-centered approach with her clients. Ms. Jean integrates three different therapeutic orientations — cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), solution-focused therapy, and narrative therapy.
In addition, Ms. Jean is trained in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapy. ERP is considered the gold-standard of treatment for those with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
CBT is a heavily researched and popular form of psychotherapy that links our thoughts to our feelings and behaviors. It has been found to be particularly helpful in the treatment of anxiety and depression.
Narrative therapy is a form of counseling that views people as separate from their problems. This allows clients to get some distance from the issue. It provides a way see how it might actually be helping them, or protecting them, more than hurting them. With this new perspective, people feel more empowered to make changes in their thought patterns and behavior and “rewrite” their life story.
Prior to joining DC Talk Therapy, Ms. Jean provided behavioral health services to individuals and families at Community of Hope in Washington, D.C. She also worked at Washington Hospital Center.
A native of Houston, Tex., Ms. Jean holds a master’s degree in clinical social work from The University of Texas at Austin. She has a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Tulane University.
Ms. Jean offers daytime and evening teletherapy sessions. She uses HIPAA-compliant platforms Zoom or Doxy for all of her sessions.
To make an appointment with Ms. Jean for LGBTQ+ affirming therapy, please call (202) 588-1288 or email us at info@dctalktherapy.com.