About Jan
Jan Stewart is a licensed clinical social worker who offers calm, steady support for people facing major life challenges. He brings decades of experience to sessions and focuses on building a respectful, trusting connection to begin change. He uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and choose values-based actions.
Client-Centered Therapy guides his respectful, nonjudgmental stance so clients feel heard and understood. He also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that repeat over time.
Background and approach
Jan works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship struggles, and addiction. He also helps people navigating caregiving roles, chronic illness, end-of-life issues, and midlife transitions. He pays attention to how past experiences influence present coping so clients can make clearer choices.
Sessions are practical and conversational. Jan helps people set manageable goals and try small steps between meetings. He values plain language and steady support rather than jargon or quick fixes.
With 37 years of clinical work in Tennessee, Jan brings long-term perspective to short-term problems. He encourages people to take the first step and will work collaboratively to find approaches that fit each person’s life and values.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Jan uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values; this can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy guides a respectful, listening stance where the person leads the pace and topics of conversation. Psychodynamic Therapy offers a way to explore recurring patterns and how past experiences shape current behavior.Deciding which approach fits best is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they try approaches and adjust based on what is working in real life.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat or messaging suit quick check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue care from different locations.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also works with
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 37 years
- Licensed
- Tennessee
- Languages
- English