- communication skills
- coping with divorce
- mindfulness techniques
About Jean
Jean McBride is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, practicing in Colorado with 30 years of experience. She works with people facing relationship strain, parenting stress, grief, anxiety, depression, and anger. Jean also helps with blended family issues, divorce and separation, and family of origin problems.
Her style is straightforward and interactive. She treats sessions as a joint effort and invites clients to talk through what matters most to them. She draws on practical skills rather than theory-heavy language, and she helps people find what works in daily life.
Jean has written books about stepparenting, talking with children about divorce, and raising resilient children when a parent has personality challenges. For many years she taught a court-ordered curriculum for divorcing parents in Colorado, reaching thousands of participants. That background informs her approach to divorce, co-parenting, and fatherhood issues.
In sessions she focuses on concrete changes - improving communication, managing stress and anger, and reducing shame and guilt. Mindfulness and solution-focused techniques are part of her toolkit, used alongside a client-centered way of working. She helps people identify small steps that add up to real change.
People who come to her often want clear guidance and practical strategies for handling tense conversations, parenting challenges, or the ongoing strain of life changes. She asks straightforward questions, listens closely, and works with clients to build manageable plans.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the client. It helps when someone needs someone to hear their concerns and organize next steps. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and manage strong feelings like anger or anxiety. Solution-Focused Therapy looks for small, practical changes the client can try quickly and notice results from, which fits problems like communication breakdowns and parenting stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Jean treats the choice of methods as collaborative. She will talk with the client about goals and preferences and then try techniques that fit those priorities, adjusting over time based on what helps most.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats she is offering. Many people find online sessions helpful because they can fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Online sessions can also make it easier to practice skills between meetings and bring real-life situations into discussion without rearranging schedules.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Colorado
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with relationship strain, parenting stress, grief, anxiety, depression, anger, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include blended family issues, divorce and separation, and family of origin problems.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is interactive and client-centered. She uses practical steps, listens closely, and works with clients to find useful tools for everyday life.
How much experience does she bring?
She has 30 years of clinical experience working with individuals, couples, and families in Colorado.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, practicing in Colorado.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking to be sure which formats are offered for initial and follow-up sessions.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started if I want to work with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.