About Jason
Jason Winton is a California-licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 15 years of experience. He helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, addictions, parenting challenges, and depression. He speaks plainly and treats clients with respect and compassion.
Many people find his steady, direct style easy to follow. Jason uses a strengths-based approach that looks for what already helps a person get through hard times. He incorporates cognitive-behavioral ideas to change unhelpful thinking and behavior.
Background and approach
He also draws on contemplative practices and elements from the 12-step tradition when those fit a person’s goals. Sessions are tailored to each person’s needs. Jason mixes conversation, goal-setting, and practical tools so clients can try new habits between sessions.
He often includes motivational interviewing techniques to help people find their own reasons to change. Over 15 years he has worked with people facing mood challenges, attachment issues, social anxiety and phobia, and post-traumatic stress. That background helps him shape a clear plan for anxiety and related concerns.
He aims to make progress feel tangible and doable. If someone is ready to start, Jason guides them through a short intake and builds a treatment plan that matches their pace and priorities.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Jason blends a few evidence-based techniques into his work. Cognitive-behavioral approaches focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, which helps with anxiety and low mood. Motivational interviewing concentrates on clarifying what matters to a person and strengthening their own motivation for change, useful for addictions and lifestyle shifts. He also brings contemplative practices into sessions to build calm and present-moment awareness for stress management.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. He will talk with a client about goals, try methods that seem likely to help, and adjust the plan as progress and preferences become clearer. The aim is to match tools to what actually helps someone move forward.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls work well for deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or when a shorter connection fits into a busy day. These options give flexibility to fit therapy into work, school, or family routines, while keeping continuity between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Parenting issues
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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