Jennifer Paradysz

Jennifer Paradysz is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) with two decades of experience helping people manage strong emotions and life changes. She offers calm, straightforward support for concerns like anger, anxiety, depression, and stress. Her approach is practical and grounded, aimed at helping people regain balance and feel more able in day-to-day life.

She trained at the University of New England and has focused much of her work on trauma and complex trauma, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. Over the years she has also supported people dealing with attention differences, grief, relationship struggles, parenting and co-parenting challenges, and mood disorders.

Sessions focus on building a trusting relationship and on concrete skills. Jennifer draws on approaches that include Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, mindfulness, and client-centered ideas. In practice this means learning ways to manage intense feelings, shift unhelpful thoughts, and restore a steadier sense of self.

Her style is individualized and strength-based. She uses affect regulation techniques, mind-body strategies, therapeutic art, and work informed by internal family parts. The goal is to help people feel safer inside themselves and more connected in relationships.

Jennifer offers day, evening, and weekend hours to fit different schedules. She invites prospective clients to ask questions and to begin by choosing a Start Therapy option and completing a short matching questionnaire.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on understanding how early relationships shape current feelings and reactions. Online sessions using this approach often center on building a steady relationship with the therapist and practicing new ways to connect and regulate emotions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Delivered online, CBT typically uses clear, structured exercises and homework to practice new skills between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and recommend one or a mix of approaches that fit their needs. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.

The therapist's biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Many people find online work helpful because it can fit into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Online sessions can make it easier to maintain continuity of care across locations and during life transitions, while keeping the focus on practical tools and relationship-based change.