Jean Vargo , LMFT

Jean Vargo is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 30 years of clinical experience who brings a pastoral perspective to psychotherapy and family and marriage counseling. She views each person as unique and works with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, stress, relationship difficulties, grief, eating and food-related issues, low self-esteem, trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting struggles, career and life-purpose questions, intimacy-related issues, and ADHD. Jean emphasizes exploring what gives life meaning, balance and peace, helping clients rediscover an authentic voice and a clearer sense of direction.

Her counseling style is warm and interactive, grounded in respect, sensitivity and compassion. Jean partners with clients to identify concrete goals and determine practical steps to reach them, combining attentive listening with structured approaches when helpful. As a pastoral psychotherapist and a family and marriage counselor, she focuses on how people make sense of their experiences and supports work around communication problems, control issues, forgiveness, guilt and shame, infidelity and other family and relational challenges. Throughout the work she aims to walk alongside individuals and families, fostering tools for healthier relationships, greater self-love and more effective coping with life changes.

Approaches to Healing and the Benefits of Online Therapy

Jean works from several established therapeutic approaches to meet a range of concerns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an empathetic, nonjudgmental space where the client’s own goals lead the work; it is useful for building self-esteem, clarifying identity and navigating life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT focuses on identifying and shifting patterns of thought and behavior that contribute to anxiety, depression, stress and unhealthy coping, offering concrete skills for everyday challenges. Emotionally-Focused Therapy - EFT helps people and couples understand and reorganize emotional responses and attachment patterns, making it helpful for relationship difficulties, intimacy concerns and processing grief.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Jean collaborates with each person to determine what fits best for their needs, goals and preferences. She assesses what is most helpful and adapts methods over time so the work stays relevant and practical.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. These options let clients maintain continuity of care across life changes, fit sessions into busy schedules and choose communication styles that feel most comfortable, while working with licensed professionals and therapists who can tailor approaches to individual circumstances.