Jean Truesdale, LCSW

Jean Truesdale is a licensed clinical social worker who supports people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. She focuses on practical steps that help with daily coping and emotional safety. Jean aims to make starting therapy straightforward and approachable for people who feel overwhelmed.

She uses clear, evidence-informed methods and adapts them to each person’s needs. Sessions often focus on identifying patterns, building skills to manage intense feelings, and setting small attainable goals. Jean also works with issues like abandonment, attachment concerns, codependency, and recovery from domestic violence.

Her approach centers on respectful listening and collaboration. She encourages clients to name what matters most and to move at a pace that feels manageable. Jean helps people work through guilt, shame, jealousy, and impulsivity while fostering self-love and a clearer sense of life purpose.

Jean draws on tools from client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness therapy, and motivational interviewing. These methods are used to teach coping skills, reduce harmful behaviors, and improve emotional regulation. Her work includes support for smoking and vaping cessation and navigating divorce or separation.

Jean has five years of clinical experience as an NC LCSW in North Carolina. She provides a calm, nonjudgmental space to explore challenges and to build practical strategies for moving forward.

Approaches for online healing and skill building

Jean often draws on client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in sessions. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and collaboration so the person sets the pace and goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors, teaching practical techniques to reduce anxiety, manage depression, and address addictive habits.

She also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills when regulating strong emotions is a priority. DBT techniques focus on building distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can help with impulsivity, intense reactions, and relationship challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Jean will help you decide which methods fit your needs and goals, and she adjusts strategies as progress is made. The process is collaborative and paced to what feels manageable.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know how therapy will be delivered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that better suits a schedule. Discuss practical preferences during the matching process so sessions can align with daily routines and responsibilities.