About Jovens
Jovens Colas is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, and trauma. He also supports those coping with relationship strain, low self-esteem, sleep problems, anger, and major life changes. Jovens speaks English and Haitian Creole and practices in Connecticut as an LCSW.
He focuses on understanding each person’s story without judgment. Sessions emphasize clear communication, self-compassion, and practical steps to reduce distress. Jovens uses approachable techniques so people can try small changes between meetings.
Background and approach
Jovens draws from evidence-informed methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy. He also incorporates mindfulness and existential ideas when helpful. These approaches are used to address patterns such as avoidance, difficulty with commitment, codependency, and attachment concerns.
Common topics he addresses include substance use, caregiver stress, chronic pain or illness, family of origin issues, and compassion fatigue. He also works with people navigating discrimination, identity-related stress, and the emotional effects of natural or human-caused disasters. With 11 years of experience, Jovens aims to create a steady, respectful space where goals are practical and personal values guide change.
He partners with each person to set realistic steps and to build skills for long-term coping.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that adapt to your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, values-based actions even when emotions feel intense. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing realistic ways of thinking and behaving to reduce symptoms. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s experience, with the therapist offering empathy and reflection so clients feel heard and can explore problems at their own pace.Choosing a therapeutic approach is collaborative. Jovens will work with each person to decide which methods make the most sense based on goals, preferences, and the issues at hand. It is common to blend techniques and to adjust the plan as progress or life circumstances change.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and visual cues, phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option for conversation, live chat works for brief check-ins or shorter sessions, and text messaging is useful for ongoing support between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules and to maintain continuity when life is busy.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English, Haitian Creole