Jeanette Merchant, LMFT
Experienced therapist focused on practical change
About Jeanette
Jeanette Merchant is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 27 years of practice experience. She frames therapy around each person's strengths and respects the knowledge people hold about their own lives.
Background and approach
She encourages a steady, step-by-step process when worries or pain make moving forward feel hard. Jeanette helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship difficulties.
She also supports people dealing with attachment and abandonment concerns, caregiver strain, communication problems, control issues, and the emotional fallout of divorce or separation. Practical topics like money stress and life purpose are part of her focus as well.
Sessions aim to be straightforward and focused on real change. Conversations cover what is happening now, patterns that keep problems going, and small shifts that can feel doable.
She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to shape sessions around clear goals and useful skills. Her long experience includes practice in both California and Oregon, and she offers sessions in English.
People who are located outside the United States may also work with her through online formats. Jeanette uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to meet different needs.
To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on therapist availability. Therapy subscriptions can be canceled at any time, and pricing varies with location and therapist availability.
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Jeanette uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach addresses unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns by teaching specific skills for managing anxiety, low mood, and stress. Another focuses on attachment and relationship patterns to help people improve communication, set boundaries, and understand how early losses can still affect present-day choices.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will help clients test what fits their needs, goals, and preferences and adjust methods over time. The process is collaborative, with clear goals and small, achievable steps so people can notice progress between sessions.
Online therapy offers a flexible way to get consistent support. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins or written processing, and text-based messaging helps people who prefer writing or need ongoing brief support. These options make it easier to match therapy to daily life, work schedules, and personal comfort.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 27 years
- Licensed
- California, Oregon
- Languages
- English