Jennifer Plunkett Skibins , LCSW

Jennifer Plunkett Skibins is a licensed clinical social worker with 19 years of experience who helps people facing relationship strain, grief, and big life changes. She focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Her work often centers on women's issues, self-esteem, and communication problems. Jennifer helps clients notice patterns that keep them stuck and then choose different actions. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. She supports people through pregnancy and childbirth concerns, end-of-life and hospice topics, and family of origin issues. Her background includes long experience in New York working with adults and young adults navigating transitions. She draws on what has worked for others while tailoring work to each person’s situation. Aging and geriatric issues are also part of her practice when people face later-life changes. In sessions she uses straightforward tools to improve coping skills and attachment concerns. Conversations include building better communication, strengthening self-worth, and making plans for change. Jennifer emphasizes small, sustainable steps that add up over time. People who come to her often want a compassionate listener who also offers concrete strategies. She aims to help clients regroup, refocus, and renew their commitment to themselves. The work is collaborative and paced to the person’s comfort level.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Jennifer uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on observable change and improved coping. One approach centers on identifying unhelpful patterns in relationships and trying new behaviors to improve communication and connection; it helps people practice different ways of interacting and build stronger boundaries. Another approach emphasizes grief and life-change work, helping people make meaning of loss, adjust routines, and find ways to move forward without erasing what matters. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their concerns, goals, and what feels manageable. Plans are adjusted over time based on what is helpful. Online sessions make that collaborative work more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues when needed. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, homework review, or steady contact between longer sessions. These formats let people fit therapy into a busy life and maintain continuity through transitions.