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Hi, my name is Jeff Stone, and I am an LCSW. I specialize in working with anxiety and depression challenges including PTSD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Social Anxiety to name just a few. My other specialty is relationship and work/school/life-based challenges. My approach is to get to know you as a person and create a comfortable and respectful environment to help make the counseling process as easy and nurturing as possible.
My approach
I would call my overall therapeutic approach eclectic, intuitive, and collaborative. I tend to use theoretical approaches such as Psychodynamic Theory, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Self-help Model to name just a few. My goal is to find the best approach for each individual which often includes a combination of several approaches.
My focus
I work with clients of all ages and from all backgrounds. My educational background includes a deep understanding of how each person's unique identities including race, gender, religion, and sexuality, to name a few, help form each person's individual challenges and worldview. While I work with all types of people, I have a lot of experience working with members of the LGBTQ+ community.
My communication style
I consider myself a very caring and nurturing type of personality. My main focus is always the comfort of my clients and wanting them to feel heard and acknowledged. I like us to work together as a team, and I am a perpetual optimist who believes that all challenges offer us a chance to grow as people and can always be overcome in one way or another.
My journey to mental healthcare
My journey into becoming a therapist started very young when I suffered from extreme anxiety as a child. This challenge set me on a lifelong path of learning as much as I could to overcome it through my own personal growth including several years of working with a therapist. As I began to overcome my challenges and grow and evolve as a person, the gratitude and respect I had for the therapists who had helped me along the way turned into a calling for me to give back to others by becoming a therapist myself. While along the way I have endured several other challenges, I have never ceased to allow myself to see them as learning opportunities, while at times very difficult, and use them to better inform my practice and ability to help others.
My goals for you
My approach to goal setting depends on where each client is at the moment. Sometimes goal setting is necessary in small and incremental baby steps, while other times clients are ready to tackle their challenges head-on and desire numerous tasks and big steps from the get-go.
My first session with you
A first session is always a chance for the client(s) and I to get to know each other, and help me have a better understanding of what their overall challenges, expectations, and goals are of therapy. While my sessions are timed, they are never rigid, and I like them to flow as naturally as possible allowing each client to be able to be exactly where they are at in that moment without any set agenda.
