Jennifer Maguire
Compassionate, experienced counselor focused on practical change
LPC New Jersey
- Experience
- 25 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Jennifer
Jennifer Maguire is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey who uses a collaborative, evidence-informed approach to help people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, grief, depression, and a wide range of life challenges.
Background and approach
With 25 years of experience in counseling, she blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with other modalities to help clients understand how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors interact and to develop practical strategies for change. Her style is warm and interactive, emphasizing listening and respect while helping clients identify strengths and build workable plans for progress.
She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, attachment-based ideas, and client-centered principles to tailor care to each person’s needs. Jennifer has worked with concerns that include relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and blended family dynamics, ADHD, bipolar disorder, chronic health and caregiver stress, and many other areas where emotional and behavioral coping is needed.
Sessions focus on skill-building, problem solving, and increasing psychological flexibility so clients can pursue more fulfilling, functional lives. Delivering care in English from her New Jersey practice, she approaches each client with dignity, empathy, and practical guidance aimed at attainable change.
Practical therapy approaches and online access
Jennifer commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors; this approach is often applied to anxiety, depression, stress, and addiction-related concerns. She also integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which focuses on clarifying values and building psychological flexibility to live a more meaningful life despite difficult thoughts and feelings. When attachment patterns or relational wounds are central, attachment-based ideas guide exploration of relational dynamics and support more supported interpersonal functioning.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She works with each client to review goals, preferences, and responses to different strategies, adjusting methods as treatment progresses so the plan fits the person rather than forcing a single model.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to add flexibility for scheduling and communication. These formats allow ongoing skill practice, check-ins between sessions, and easier access for those balancing work, caregiving, or medical needs, while enabling continuity of care across distance and life changes.
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Experience
25+ years
Licensed
New Jersey
Languages
English