Jean Snyder

Jean Snyder is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with two decades of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, mood swings, substance use concerns, grief, and the effects of past abuse. She focuses on practical steps clients can take between sessions and encourages a team approach where the client is the expert on their life.

Jean combines talking with purposeful activity. She may suggest short assignments to try between meetings, such as brief readings, reflection exercises, or practical tasks to test new ways of thinking or behaving. These tasks are tied to the goals the client chooses to work on and are meant to build momentum outside the therapy hour.

Her approach draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy alongside client-centered methods. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness tools to help reduce symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning. Motivational interviewing is part of her toolbox for addressing ambivalence around change.

Jean’s background includes long experience as a counselor and prior work as an occupational therapist, which informs her emphasis on activity and function. She aims to make sessions collaborative and straightforward, with practical steps people can try between meetings.

People who reach out can expect a calm, direct style focused on clear goals and small, manageable actions. Jean works from Michigan and offers services in English.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Trauma-Focused Therapy focuses on addressing the effects of past harmful events. It helps people reduce the ways trauma shows up in daily life and build skills to cope with triggers and strong emotions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, respect, and supporting each person to find their own solutions. This approach is useful when someone needs a steady, nonjudgmental space to make sense of difficult feelings.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems going. It uses structured exercises and between-session tasks to change unhelpful thinking and build new habits, which complements the therapist's habit of giving practical assignments.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with clients about their needs, goals, and preferences and will recommend methods that fit those priorities. Decisions about techniques and homework are made collaboratively and can be adjusted over time.

Confirm the specific online session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Many people find remote sessions helpful because they can fit appointments into a busy day, avoid travel time, or choose shorter check-ins when needed. Online work also makes it easier to practice skills in the settings where challenges occur, and therapists can assign activities to try between sessions to support progress.