Jason Vandewater, LCSW

Licensed in New York · 20 years in practice

Jason Vandewater is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience helping people make practical changes.

License and registration

LCSW, New York: 079967 · expires August 2026
LCSW, Florida: SW18180 · expires March 2027
LCSW, North Carolina: C014208 · expires August 2027
NPI: 1912351883 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 20
Languages: English

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About Jason

Jason Vandewater is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience helping people make practical changes. He focuses on person-centered care and meeting clients where they are. His approach aims to make progress feel doable rather than overwhelming.

He often blends goal-setting with hands-on strategies to move forward. In sessions he helps people turn broad goals into concrete steps. That can mean breaking a big problem into smaller tasks.

Background and approach

He uses coaching-style techniques for work and life transitions. Those tools are meant to support steady, measurable change. Jason also offers harm reduction and targeted interventions for addiction and relapse prevention.

He works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, and ADHD. He also addresses relationship and intimacy issues, communication problems, and the strain that comes with caregiving or chronic illness. He draws on methods such as client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, existential approaches, and mindfulness practices.

Those methods are used in straightforward ways, like building coping skills, improving problem solving, and increasing emotional awareness. He explains options plainly and helps people choose what fits best. Jason practices in North Carolina and offers sessions in English.

He aims to create clear plans that clients can follow between sessions. He welcomes people who want practical support for recovery, life changes, and day-to-day coping.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Jason lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Depression
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Anger management
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
ADHD
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Divorce and separation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family problems
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Narcissism
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Phobias
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexual dysfunction
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Jason names

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Online support

How evidence-based approaches work online

Jason commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness approaches in online care. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to change mood and reactions; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase awareness, which can help with stress, anger, and chronic pain.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped before. Together they decide whether CBT, mindfulness practices, dialectical skills, or a person-centered plan will suit the situation and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat or text can work for quick check-ins or shorter moments between appointments. These options help fit therapy around work, family, or travel and let clients use the format that feels most practical for their life.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does he help with?

He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and related issues like intimacy, communication, and caregiver strain.

What is his therapy style like?

He uses a person-centered style that focuses on your goals and practical steps. Sessions often include coaching-style planning and skill building.

How much clinical experience does he have?

He has 20 years of experience as a social work clinician supporting people through recovery and life changes.

Where is he based and what credentials does he hold?

He practices in North Carolina and holds the LCSW credential, with licensure noted in North Carolina and Florida.

Can I work with him if I live outside the U.S.?

Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.

What session formats are available?

He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How are sessions paid for?

Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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