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Jerrilynn Pratt-Mullen

Jerrilynn Pratt-Mullen

LMHC · Florida

Guiding change through practical inner work

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  • Compassionate and direct
  • Focus on lasting change
  • Strengthens self-understanding

About Jerrilynn

Jerrilynn Pratt-Mullen is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with ten years of clinical experience. She emphasizes helping people reconnect with their own inner sense of knowing and change the stories that keep them stuck. Her work is grounded in practical change rather than labels, and she aims to help people move from pain toward clearer choices and greater calm.

She focuses on identifying the roots of suffering instead of only managing symptoms. That means looking at how past stress, trauma, and old patterns shape current thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Sessions often include learning new ways to talk to oneself, building self-compassion, and creating healthier habits that support recovery and growth.

Her background includes work with people facing addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, anxiety, and relationship and intimacy-related issues. She also addresses concerns such as ADHD, stress, eating and sleeping problems, and career-related struggles. Adoption and foster care is listed among her additional focuses and is part of the issues she acknowledges in practice.

Her approach draws on evidence-based methods like cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical skills, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-focused work, and client-centered principles. She also uses narrative and experiential methods when appropriate. Jerrilynn encourages clear boundaries, healthier communication, and practical coping skills to reduce repeating harmful patterns.

People who are ready to look at long-standing patterns and try different approaches may find her style direct, compassionate, and motivational. To begin, prospective clients follow the platform's matching and scheduling steps to set up an initial appointment.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small committed steps toward them while learning to relate differently to difficult thoughts and feelings. ACT can help with anxiety, depression, and life changes by teaching practical actions tied to what matters most.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors influence one another and uses straightforward techniques to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is useful for mood symptoms, stress, sleep problems, and many everyday challenges.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape expectations and patterns in close relationships today. It can help people understand intimacy concerns, attachment issues, and patterns that repeat across relationships.

Choosing the right method is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to try approaches that match their goals, needs, and personal preferences. Together they will adjust methods over time based on what helps most.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten commute time, and allow check-ins during a break from work. It can also let people focus on skill practices between sessions and use tools learned in real life more quickly.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefDepression

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyHypnotherapyImago Relationship TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

10+ years

Credentials

New York, Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with a wide range of issues including addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, and stress-related concerns.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is compassionate and motivating, yet direct. She helps clients change unhelpful self-talk and build practical skills for daily life.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

She has ten years of clinical experience and describes a personal commitment to helping people heal from trauma, addiction, and long-standing patterns of hurt.

What credentials and region does she practice in?

She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with licensure in Florida and New York, and she practices from Florida.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she see clients outside the country?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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