Jonathon Yassanye

Jonathon Yassanye is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and self-esteem concerns. He also supports those navigating life changes, anger, LGBT issues, and coping with isolation or grief. Jonathon brings a calm, listening approach and focuses on what matters most to each person.

He uses mindfulness practices and moments of present-focused work alongside talking about past experiences when that feels helpful. Sessions include practical skills like breathing and grounding, short psychoeducation, and strategies to manage thinking patterns and behavior. Jonathon aims to make therapy straightforward and usable in daily life.

Jonathon earned his social work degree from Case Western Reserve University and has eight years of clinical experience in adult mental health. Early placements included work at a community clinic and Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland, where he learned about dementia-related care and caregiver support.

He completed supervised clinical hours while working under a clinical social worker and has training in grief, experiential methods, and anxiety-focused work. He has experience using screening measures and caregiver programs for people affected by cognitive decline and their family caregivers.

Sessions are conducted in English and Jonathon accepts international clients. He emphasizes a collaborative plan that fits each person’s goals and day-to-day life. If someone wants practical steps and reflective conversation, he offers an approachable, steady presence in therapy.

How his approaches translate to online work

Jonathon draws on Mindfulness Therapy to help people learn present-moment skills like breathing, body awareness, and brief grounding practices. These tools can reduce reactivity and provide simple ways to calm the body and mind during stressful moments.

He also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening and building a cooperative relationship. That approach prioritizes what the client wants to work on and adapts the pace and topics to each person’s needs.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, appears in his work as a way to notice patterns in thinking and behavior and to try small experiments that change outcomes. CBT techniques are useful for anxiety, mood shifts, and daily coping strategies.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. He will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, comfort, and day-to-day routine. This means adjusting exercises, homework, and discussion to what feels most helpful.

The biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm the available options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to attend sessions from different locations, fit therapy into work or family schedules, and use short skill check-ins between longer sessions. It also allows practicing mindfulness and CBT tools in the actual environments where challenges happen.