Hello there!
I am a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in California. I have over 15 years of experience working as a psychotherapist and life/health coach. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, drug problems, existential or spiritual crises, trauma, relationship issues and weight loss.
My counseling style is gentle and supportive, yet powerful. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. My approach combines cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, solution-focused counseling and life coaching. Therapy helps us to repair the past, while coaching helps us to build a better future. I customize what I do depending on who I'm working with. I also believe the client is the pilot while I am the co-pilot. My role is to help people go where they want or need to go.
It takes courage to seek for a more fulfilling and happier life, so kudos on taking a first step towards change :-) If you are ready to take that step, I am here to support and empower you.
Before I jump into things, I just need to get a few, brief housekeeping things out of the way.
BetterHelp doesn't provide me with your personal or billing information that you provided when you joined the app. In order for me to maintain compliance with my licensing board and ethical code, I'm required to gather some personal information. I also ask that you provide an emergency contact so that someone can be reached in the event of an emergency.
Please respond back with the following:
Your full name
Date of birth
Current home address
Phone number
Personal email address
My ethical code also requires me to verify clients' identity when counseling through an online platform, so it's helpful for me to have that on file. You can attach a picture of a photo ID by clicking the paper clip icon.
Please also provide me with information about your emergency contact:
Full name
Phone number
Their relationship to you
I appreciate you providing me this information. Please know that this information is confidential and will only be used if I am concerned for your safety and/or the safety of others, as well as the reasonable suspicion of any child/elder abuse or neglect. If I believe that one of these groups is in danger, I will contact your emergency contact and/or local emergency services to check on your well-being.
Thank you for your understanding :-)
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, ADHD, BDSM, Kink, Alternative Sex Culture, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Eating and Food-Related Issues, Emptiness, Hoarding, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Panic disorder and panic attacks, Polyamory / Nonmonogamous Relationships, Sex Addiction, Somatization, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing
CA LCSW 91581
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Jack Grabon. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Jack is a kind, thoughtful, and insightful counselor—it’s unfortunate that I feel my words can’t express how much I’ve grown working with him!
Written on Aug 20, 2020 after therapy with Jack for 6 months on issues concerning relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem
Jack is an excellent therapist who listens carefully and is very empathetic. I had struggled to connect with any therapist (after trying multiple times) and also gave up on the idea. But Jack helped me through a pivotal time in my life and helped me through an important transition. I will always be grateful for his help.
Written on Jun 09, 2020 after therapy with Jack for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and coaching
Jack is very thorough and attentive. He gives strategies to work on the issue at hand and I feel like he is genuine and truly cares.
Written on Apr 02, 2020 after therapy with Jack for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, self esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
He is kind. Listens to your problems and forms solutions on things you should already know about you. One of the best counselors I’ve had
Written on Jan 01, 2020 after therapy with Jack for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem
Jack is very nice, polite, understanding, empathetic, and caring. I recommended him to anyone who needs kindness and understanding with whatever you are struggling with. He is intuitive, professional, and has great insight also. His focus is to help you get/feel better.
Written on Dec 31, 2019 after therapy with Jack for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes