LCSW, 25 years of experience
Hi there! I'm Jared, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Have anxiety or depression taken the joy or intimacy from your relationships? Do you find yourself without the peace you need to fully enjoy the relationships in your life? Are you struggling to keep up with your day to day obligations? It has been my privilege to help people from lots of backgrounds navigate these and many other challenges, and I believe that my approach can help you improve your quality of life as well. You are NOT alone, and it is a privilege for me to be here to support & empower you on your journey. I believe that you are the expert on your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you.
In our first session, my goal is to create a space where people feel like they can safely share the stressor or situation that brings them to therapy and what their goals for the work are. I do tend to ask more clarifying questions in the beginning as I'm learning more about your background, but beyond that I'm generally a believer of the philosophy that the client should be doing more talking than the therapist! :-)
For me, the cornerstones of the therapeutic relationship are genuineness, authenticity, and trust. We wear so many masks across so many settings that it can feel exhausting. I want the therapy room to be a place where you are comfortable enough not to be distracted by preconceptions that either of us may have about the process. I genuinely enjoy getting to know more about people, and I'm a big believer in the healing power of laughter.
As a therapist, I have over twenty years of experience helping people navigate a variety of issues - commonly mood disorders like depression or bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders (particularly social anxiety), and relationship difficulties of all kinds. I am deeply committed to supporting LGBTQ+ individuals and couples, first responders / healthcare workers, and professionals / executives. As a social work clinician, I am trained to focus less on the label from the book for what's "wrong" with you, and more on the concept of you as a whole human being who intersects in life with other whole human beings, and the belief that you have both strengths we can help you better mobilize to get what you want out of life and the ability to learn new skills and build new strengths to offset the areas where you're struggling today.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a kind of talk therapy that helps people understand how their thoughts, feelings, and actions are connected. The basic idea is: What you think affects how you feel, and how you feel affects what you do. So if you can change your thinking patterns, you can change your emotions and behaviors — and start feeling better. CBT helps you see your thoughts as just thoughts, not facts. By learning to question and adjust them, you gain more control over how you feel and act — which can reduce anxiety, depression, and other emotional struggles over time.
Motivational interviewing is another approach that makes its way into much of my work with individuals in particular. The goal of motivational interviewing is to use an empathic approach to help people confront motivations for their choices that may not be immediately apparent in a way that empowers the person to understand they have the power to change.
As a social worker by background, I am trained to use a strengths-based, person-in-environment approach. Put simply - by the time most folks get to therapy, the weight of whatever is "wrong" can feel so suffocating that they forget or ignore that SOME things are still "right!" The strengths-based approach helps redirect people to start from existing strengths and build new skills from there, rather than to dwell on the deficits they have.
Dialectics refers to the concept that two opposite things can both be true. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a kind of talk therapy that helps people manage strong emotions and improve relationships. DBT focuses on four key skill areas: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT helps people accept themselves as they are while also working to change what’s not working. That balance — between acceptance and change — is what makes DBT so powerful and practical.
2 ratings with written reviews
July 10, 2025
Just finished my first session with Jared and I’m feeling like he saw me. He was kind and thoughtful in how he listened and allowed me to process what it was I needed to say. I was hoping he would be warm and easy to talk to which he was, but he also effortlessly directed the conversation all the while allowing me to speak as plainly or eloquently as I needed. The whole thing felt safe and casual while addressing the nuances with poignancy, insight, and reverence.
June 4, 2025
Definitely feel comfortable with him. Looking forward to continuing the journey. My partner and I felt heard, respected, and we have a clear path for next steps which is very valuable to us. We feel like things were both accomplished and planned.