- Anger management skills
- Mood disorder support
- English and Spanish
About Mercedes
Mercedes Kennedy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey with 30 years of clinical experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and depression. Conversations are offered in English and Spanish. She accepts international clients and aims to help people make practical changes in everyday life.
In sessions she focuses on clear, direct problem-solving and emotional awareness. She helps people recognize triggers, notice patterns of thought and behavior, and develop concrete strategies to respond differently. Work typically includes learning new skills for managing strong emotions and improving motivation and confidence.
Her background includes long-term work with mood disorders, panic attacks, social anxiety, and multicultural concerns. Her experience gives familiarity with how those issues can overlap and affect daily functioning. She encourages straightforward discussion about what is happening and what the person wants to change.
Sessions emphasize steady progress rather than quick fixes. Clients practice small, repeatable steps between meetings and track what helps. This practical approach is meant to reduce overwhelm and make changes easier to sustain.
Mercedes aims to guide people through the early, hard steps of change. She supports planning realistic goals and building skills for calmer responses. The focus is on what to do differently in day-to-day situations so anger and anxiety interfere less with work and relationships.
How evidence-based techniques translate to online care
Many therapists use evidence-based techniques that teach practical skills for handling strong emotions. For example, cognitive-behavioral approaches focus on noticing unhelpful thoughts, testing them, and trying different behaviors to reduce anger and anxiety. These methods help with workplace frustration, recurring resentments, and panic symptoms.Behavioral strategies are another common approach. They break problems into small, manageable steps such as graded exposure for social anxiety or scheduled activities to lift low mood. These techniques emphasize practice between sessions so changes become routine instead of occasional efforts.
Finding the right approach usually happens together. The therapist will review your main concerns, try a method, and adjust based on what helps and what feels doable. This collaborative process aims to match techniques to your goals and day-to-day life.
The profile does not specify which online formats are offered. Confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy schedule, shorten check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. Those practical benefits can help people stick with the work and apply new skills to real situations.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
New Jersey
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and depression, and also focuses on mood disorders, panic attacks, social anxiety, and multicultural concerns.
How would you describe her approach in sessions?
Her style is practical and skill-focused. She helps people notice triggers, practice new responses, and build steady habits between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 30 years of professional work experience working with a range of mood and anxiety conditions and related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in New Jersey and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She accepts international clients. Confirm practical details and scheduling before booking a session.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing and starting work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.