Jeanette "Jan" Kaschmitter

Jeanette "Jan" Kaschmitter practices with a focus on Mindfulness Therapy and blends several approaches to support adults facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life transitions. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, who has been working in Washington since 2001. Jan writes in plain terms and focuses on helping people find practical ways to cope and move forward.

Jan spent many years in fully integrated mental health and substance use settings, and she also worked in community mental health, inpatient psychiatric care, and a tribal clinic. That range gave her frequent experience running individual sessions, couples work, and group counseling with mainly adult clients.

Her day-to-day methods draw from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, with tools from Solution-Focused Therapy and Motivational Interviewing. She describes her style as eclectic and adapts techniques to what each person needs during a session. She also has specialized training in grief and loss, trauma and sexual abuse, and co-occurring disorders.

Sessions tend to focus on clear goals, skill building, and short practical steps people can try between meetings. Jan emphasizes mindful awareness as a way to reduce reactivity and build steady habits for handling difficult feelings. Her work aims to help people discover what balance looks like for them and move toward it in small, manageable steps.

Mindfulness and skills-based care for online sessions

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness practices that help people notice thoughts and feelings without immediately reacting. It can reduce stress and make strong emotions easier to work with during everyday moments. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions; it uses clear steps and exercises to change unhelpful patterns and is often used for anxiety and depression.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or has not worked in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust those plans as progress is made.

Confirm available session formats before booking since none were specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find remote sessions let them practice skills in their real routines and apply techniques between appointments with less disruption to their day.