Jason Vandewater, LCSW

New York · 20 years in practice

Jason Vandewater is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with about 20 years of experience.

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 about 20 years of experience. He draws on a long career helping people make steady changes and reach practical goals. Jason focuses on person-centered care and harm reduction while guiding clients through recovery and life transitions.

He builds sessions around what each person wants to accomplish. Conversations lead to concrete plans and step-by-step actions. That can mean setting short-term recovery goals, mapping career moves, or working on everyday coping skills.

Background and approach

Jason blends conversational coaching with clinical methods. He uses tools from cognitive behavioral and dialectical approaches alongside mindfulness and existential ideas. The mix is chosen to match the person’s goals rather than to follow a strict protocol.

Sessions often include focused skill-building. People practice new ways to handle stress, manage strong emotions, and improve communication. Jason helps translate intentions into small, repeatable changes that fit daily life.

He also supports work on substance use with harm reduction strategies. That means finding safer, realistic steps toward the outcomes a person wants. Jason emphasizes perseverance, flexibility, and growing self-worth throughout the process.

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

Approaches that guide online work and practical change

Jason uses client-centered therapy to keep sessions focused on each person’s goals and values. That approach means the conversation follows what matters most to the individual and sessions center on building plans that feel doable.

He also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at connections between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches clear skills to reduce anxiety and manage mood. Dialectical behavior therapy offers tools for handling intense emotions and improving relationships through emotion regulation and practical exercises.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to your goals, preferences, and the challenges you bring. That often means trying an approach, checking how it fits, and adjusting plans together.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls work well for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can fit a busy day or lower bandwidth needs, and messaging formats can support brief check-ins or ongoing reflection between meetings. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or recovery routines.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Jason help with?

He works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, self-esteem, career and relationship concerns, trauma and many life changes.

What is his therapy style like?

Sessions are person-centered and goal oriented, with coaching-style steps and practical action plans tailored to each person.

How much experience does he have?

Jason has about 20 years of experience as a clinician working with a range of mental health and addiction-related concerns.

Where is Jason licensed and based?

He holds LCSW credentials in North Carolina and Florida and lists North Carolina as his location.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

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

How are costs and billing handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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