About Jennifer
Jennifer Plunkett Skibins is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing major life shifts and emotional strain. She focuses on relationship concerns, grief, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Jennifer speaks plainly and works alongside clients who want steady, practical steps to feel more like themselves again.
She draws on nearly two decades of experience to spot patterns that get in the way. Sessions often involve looking at how attachment and communication habits affect daily life.
Background and approach
Jennifer pays attention to family of origin themes and issues that can come up around pregnancy, young adulthood, and aging. Jennifer helps people facing hospice and end-of-life decisions and offers support for those navigating bereavement. She also assists people handling changes tied to pregnancy and childbirth and those managing women’s health concerns.
Her style is collaborative and gently directive when needed to move conversations into action. Clients can expect clear, short-term goals and practical skills they can try between sessions. Jennifer uses conversational, straightforward work rather than jargon.
She aims to help people build new habits that replace ways of coping that no longer serve them. Jennifer holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, LCSW, and practices from New York. She offers sessions in English and brings 19 years of clinical experience to her practice.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Jennifer uses evidence-based techniques that focus on clear, practical change. One common approach is work that addresses attachment and communication patterns by helping people notice repeating habits and try new ways of relating. This is useful for relationship strain and family of origin concerns. Another area of focus is grief and end-of-life support, which centers on processing loss, planning next steps, and finding ways to carry forward meaning.Choosing the right way of working is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then shape sessions to fit those needs. This means trying approaches and adjusting them based on what helps the client make progress.
Online therapy offers flexible options like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier on low bandwidth or for people who prefer not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients check in between appointments or use shorter check-ins that fit into a busy day. These formats make it simpler to maintain continuity of care and to fit therapy into varied schedules.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also works with
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- New York, Connecticut
- Languages
- English