About Jonathan
Jonathan Nelson III is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 12 years of clinical experience. He focuses on practical steps people can take when stress, anxiety, or life changes feel overwhelming. Jonathan writes plainly and asks straightforward questions to help people decide what they want to change.
He begins sessions by listening closely to what feels most urgent. Then he helps people name the patterns that keep them stuck and choose small, doable changes.
Background and approach
He draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice difficult thoughts and test new behaviors. Jonathan has worked in nonprofit settings, correctional facilities, independent practice, and with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
That variety shaped his skills in supporting people facing trauma, addiction, grief, and chronic health struggles. He also addresses relationship stress, parenting concerns, body and intimacy issues, and career transitions. Sessions aim to be practical and goal-focused without rushing the harder conversations.
Jonathan uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods to build motivation and find attainable steps. Clients who struggle with anger, low self-esteem, ADHD-related challenges, or family-of-origin problems often work on clearer communication and boundaries. He offers a straightforward, no-nonsense approach that still values honesty and empathy.
Jonathan encourages people to stop running on autopilot and to try small experiments that can shift how they handle stress and anxiety. When someone is ready to act, he helps turn that decision into a plan.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Jonathan frequently uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting ruled by them. ACT focuses on values and small actions, which can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test new behaviors. CBT breaks problems into clear steps so clients can practice new skills between sessions and measure progress.
Finding the right fit is a collaborative process. Jonathan talks with each person about their goals and preferences and then matches approaches to those needs. He adjusts pace and strategies based on what is working and what feels realistic for the person’s life.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and role-play skills, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for brief check-ins or writing through a problem, and text messaging supports ongoing coaching between meetings. These options make it easier to keep momentum and practice skills where life happens.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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