I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker as well as a Licensed School Adjustment Counselor. in Massachusetts. I am currently a professor of clinical practice at the Merrimack College School of Social Work where I teach future social workers and therapists advanced clinical skills.
I have been teaching and practicing therapy for over 30 years and apply a variety of approaches to helping people make positive changes in their lives.
I specialize in working with adolescents, families, individuals and couples who are dealing with issues of anxiety, depression, trauma, and addictions of all types (substances and behavioral). My experience has been wide and extensive: inpatient, community mental health, private practice, where I have applied a variety of clinical strategies.
I apply whatever therapeutic tools might be helpful in assisting clients to grow, change and lead a happier and healthier life. I primarily employ cognitive behavioral techniques, strength-based therapy, but am also trained in hypnosis, EMDR, and other more alternative therapies.
I believe that you are the expert of your own story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming the things that might be challenging you at this time. It takes personal courage to ask for help when one knows that they want to or need to change.
My role is to use my clinical experience to help support, empower, and encourage you in that journey.
Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Blended family issues, Codependency, Control issues, Dissociation, Drug and alcohol addiction, Family of origin issues, Family problems, First responder issues, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Post-traumatic stress, Self-harm, Sex addiction
MA LICSW 105952
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Jon is a wonderful therapist with good insight from both a clinical and intuitive perspective. He's helped me immensely in my personal growth not only with the issues I presently faced but with life in general
Written on Jul 25, 2023 after therapy with Jonathan for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, grief, self esteem, and adhd