About Jeanette
Jeanette "Jan" Kaschmitter is a licensed mental health counselor with 25 years of experience in Washington. She uses an eclectic, person-focused approach to help people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma, and addiction. Jan aims to meet each person's needs with practical tools and steady support.
Jan spent much of her career in community mental health, inpatient psychiatric settings, and a tribal clinic. She has 13 years of experience in integrated mental health and substance-abuse programs, though she is not credentialed in substance use.
How Jeanette works
Her work has included individual, couples, and group counseling with mainly adults. Her toolbox draws from client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), motivational interviewing, and solution-focused therapy. She also has specialized training in grief and loss, trauma and sexual abuse, and co-occurring disorders.
Sessions focus on practical strategies people can use between meetings. Jan emphasizes collaboration. She listens for what matters to each person, then helps set clear, manageable goals.
She combines emotional support with skills practice to reduce symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning. Her additional focus areas include relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, caregiver stress, midlife and life-purpose questions, and issues connected to aging. People who want straightforward guidance and steady support often find her approach direct and compassionate.
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What Jeanette works with
The areas below are the ones Jeanette selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Washington |
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Online support options
How practical therapy approaches translate online
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding what matters to the person and creating a supportive space for them to talk through problems. It’s useful for people coping with grief, life changes, and low self-esteem because it centers their goals and values.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. Sessions teach concrete skills to reduce anxiety and depression and to change unhelpful patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills that are helpful for intense emotions, relationship strain, and burnout.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to current concerns, goals, and preferences, then recommend strategies and adjust them over time. Clients take an active role in choosing techniques and practicing skills between sessions.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging provides flexibility for different needs. Video allows face-to-face conversation and skill coaching. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat or messaging is useful for quick check-ins or ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to maintain regular contact and keep momentum toward goals.
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