Jason Vandewater, LCSW
New York · 20 years in practice
Jason Vandewater is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 20 years of practice.
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
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Jason
Jason Vandewater is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 20 years of practice. He focuses on helping people move forward from addiction, stress, anxiety, and life changes. Jason aims to help clients set clear goals and take practical steps toward them.
He centers much of his work on person-centered care that respects each person’s goals. That means sessions often start with what matters most to the client and build a plan around those priorities.
Background and approach
He also uses harm reduction ideas when addiction or substance use is part of the picture. Jason offers practical, coach-style support for career and life transitions. He helps people break big goals into concrete action steps and checks progress over time.
This approach is aimed at steady change rather than one-off advice. He blends evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioral ideas and mindfulness with an existential perspective that looks at meaning and values. That mix can help with depression, relationship struggles, anger, ADHD, and coping with chronic illness or caregiver stress.
Sessions are geared to the individual rather than a single technique. People who prefer straightforward, goal-focused work tend to find his style useful. Jason emphasizes perseverance, flexibility, and building self-worth through achievable steps.
He welcomes conversation about what will help most and how to get there.
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
- Existential Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches applied to online care
Jason works from several straightforward approaches. Existential therapy helps people name what matters most and face life changes with clearer direction; it suits concerns about meaning, emptiness, and major transitions. Client-centered therapy puts the person's goals first and shapes sessions around what the client wants to accomplish; this helps when someone needs support building self-worth or setting boundaries. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, ADHD challenges, and coping with chronic illness.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Jason collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. He often starts with a goals conversation, then adjusts strategies over time based on what works and what doesn’t.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people work face-to-face without travel, phone sessions can be a good shorter check-in, and live chat or text-based messaging supports brief updates or ongoing encouragement. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or health constraints while keeping momentum on action steps and recovery.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Jason typically address?
He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, anger, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and problems with intimacy and self-esteem.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His approach is practical and person-centered, focusing on clients' goals and concrete action steps, with harm reduction when substance use is involved.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 20 years of experience as a social worker in clinical settings and ongoing practice helping people with recovery and life changes.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with NC LCSW and FL LCSW credentials and is based in North Carolina.
Can people who live outside the U.S. work with him?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients for online work.
What session formats are offered?
He meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a relationship with him?
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