Works with
How Jeffrey works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LICSW
- Licensed in
- Alabama, Washington
- Years in practice
- 21
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Jeffrey
Jeffrey Barrett is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with more than 21 years of experience. He helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, and anger. He also supports people facing major life changes such as serious medical conditions.
Jeffrey believes taking the first step toward help takes courage and honors that decision. He favors direct, practical work. Sessions focus on building insight and finding realistic steps people can use day to day.
Background and approach
Jeffrey aims to make the conversation straightforward and nonjudgmental so clients can talk about what matters most to them. Jeffrey uses a mix of approaches to meet different needs. He draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful patterns and acceptance and commitment principles to clarify values and goals.
He also incorporates client-centered listening and skills from dialectical behavior therapy when emotional regulation or distress tolerance are needed. He has experience helping people with relationship and intimacy concerns, self-esteem and body image, parenting stress, career questions, and compassion fatigue. He has also worked with those coping with chronic illness, cancer, caregiver stress, and addiction recovery.
Outside of clinical work Jeffrey is a musician and brings an appreciation for creativity into sessions when it fits a person’s goals. He aims to help people build practical routines, use creative strengths, and make steady progress toward the life changes they want.
What Jeffrey works with
Everything Jeffrey lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Jeffrey's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jeffrey lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How approaches like ACT and CBT work online
Jeffrey often combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values despite difficult thoughts or feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful cycles.He also uses client-centered listening to make space for what a person brings to the room. Choosing the right approach is collaborative - the therapist will work with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences. Together they will try strategies and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper, face-to-face conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging work well for quick reflections, written exercises, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or medical schedules while using the therapeutic approaches described above.
Questions people ask about Jeffrey
What concerns does Jeffrey help with?
He supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, anger, and related issues such as self-esteem, intimacy, and career stress.
What is his therapeutic style like?
Jeffrey uses a straightforward, nonjudgmental style. Sessions focus on clear steps, practical strategies, and building insight over time.
How much experience does he have?
He brings 21 years of professional experience as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker working with a wide range of concerns.
Where is he licensed and based?
He holds an AL LICSW and a WA LICSW LW and is based in Alabama.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a session?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time based on the therapist’s availability.