About Colleen
Colleen Jeffus is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, self-esteem struggles, addiction concerns, and LGBT-related challenges. She practices from New York and brings 12 years of experience to brief and longer-term work. Colleen writes and speaks plainly, aiming to make therapy feel doable for busy parents and people with full schedules.
She focuses first on what is most disrupted in a person's daily life.
Background and approach
Sessions prioritize practical steps to reduce overwhelm and regain a sense of control. Colleen helps people notice strengths and build simple habits that make emotions easier to manage. Her style is collaborative and steady.
She listens without judgment and helps clients map small, realistic changes. The pace is set by the person seeking help, with clear goals agreed on together. Colleen earned a Master of Science in Psychology in 2011 and a Master of Social Work in 2014.
She holds a New York LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - credential and has worked with anxiety and trauma-related symptoms for over a decade. In practical terms, sessions include talking through recent struggles, trying out coping strategies between meetings, and adjusting the plan as progress happens. Colleen aims to help people feel more capable and less overwhelmed as they move forward.
Approaches and online therapy options that fit your life
Colleen uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills and recovery. One common approach emphasizes identifying triggers and building coping skills to manage anxiety symptoms; this involves learning practical breathing, grounding, and thought-management strategies to reduce overwhelm. Another frequently used method centers on working through trauma-related reactions by creating safety, naming what happened, and practicing new ways to respond to reminders of the past, which can help reduce distress over time.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Colleen will discuss options with each person and tailor the plan to their goals, needs, and preferences. Together they decide which techniques to try first and adjust as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility across formats: video calls for face-to-face conversations, phone sessions when video is not ideal, live chat for a real-time but text-based session, and ongoing text messaging for brief check-ins and homework between meetings. These choices help people fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving routines while maintaining continuity of care and steady progress.
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- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English