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Jennifer Groom-Reid

Jennifer Groom-Reid

LCSW

Connecticut

Compassionate guidance for life transitions

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At a glance

Credentials
LCSW
License
LCSW, Connecticut / 58.010515
Experience
12 years
Languages
English
Location
Connecticut

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    • Motivational Interviewing informed
    • Practical coping skills
    • Values-based work

    About Jennifer

    Jennifer Groom-Reid is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who helps people during hard life moments. She focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, addiction, and the ripple effects of family conflict. Her tone is steady and compassionate, and she aims to make people feel seen and heard from the first visit.

    She works with people facing big changes like divorce, loss, or midlife transitions. She also helps with codependency, abandonment wounds, control patterns, and issues around intimacy and relationships. Practical problems such as money worries, career strain, parenting challenges, and chronic illness are part of her work too.

    Her approach centers on listening first and tailoring tools to each person. She draws on Motivational Interviewing to explore readiness for change and to support client-driven goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy are used to address unhelpful thoughts and build values-based action.

    Jennifer also uses client-centered and dialectical skills to validate feelings while helping people practice new ways of coping. Sessions involve talking through patterns, setting small achievable steps, and trying practices between meetings. She respects cultural differences and brings sensitivity to multicultural concerns.

    With twelve years of clinical experience in Connecticut, she blends practical strategies with empathic support. People who want clear direction and a collaborative partner may find her style helpful.

  2. How her approaches translate to online therapy

    Motivational Interviewing is a conversational way to explore what matters to you and what might help you change. It focuses on your own goals and helps build motivation through gentle, guided questions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches practical ways to accept difficult emotions and commit to behaviors that align with your values, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

    Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. That means checking in together and adjusting strategies as clients try things and report back on what helps.

    If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find remote sessions helpful for consistent follow-up and practicing skills between meetings, and the therapist will discuss how best to structure sessions to match daily routines and therapeutic goals.

  4. Areas of expertise

    Primary focus

    Stress, AnxietyAddictionsFamily conflictsGriefCoping with life changes

    Also works with

    Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

    Additional focus areas

    AbandonmentChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyControl issuesDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsSelf-loveWomen's issues

    Therapeutic approaches

    Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

    Experience

    12+ years

    Listed in

    Connecticut

    Languages

    English

  5. Frequently asked questions

    What kinds of concerns does she help with?

    She addresses stress, anxiety, grief, addictions, family and relationship issues, and mood disorders including depression and bipolar concerns.

    How would you describe her therapeutic style?

    Her style is collaborative and client-centered, mixing motivational conversations with practical cognitive and acceptance-based tools.

    What is her professional background?

    She has twelve years of clinical experience working with a wide range of life transitions and mental health challenges.

    What credential does she hold and where is she located?

    She is a CT LCSW, which stands for licensed clinical social worker in Connecticut.

    Which languages are sessions offered in?

    Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.

    What session formats are available?

    Please confirm current session options before booking so you know whether video, phone, or other formats are offered for your meetings.

    How are fees and billing handled?

    Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

    How do I begin working with her?

    Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

  6. Online talk therapy is not emergency or medical care. Stopping or cutting down alcohol or other drugs can be unsafe without medical advice. In immediate danger? Crisis numbers

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