About Jan
Dr. Jan Ligon uses practical, goal-oriented therapy to help people manage relationship strain, parenting challenges, self-esteem concerns, grief, and major life changes. He is a licensed clinical social worker with 33 years of experience and holds LCSW and CSW credentials.
Dr. Ligon writes plainly and focuses on concrete steps that move people forward. He favors approaches that emphasize thinking patterns, motivation, and quick, solution-focused work.
Sessions focus on setting clear goals and practicing small changes between meetings.
How Jan works
He balances attention to past experiences with forward-looking plans so people see progress more quickly. Dr. Ligon has worked across a broad range of concerns related to aging, communication breakdowns, divorce and separation, family stress, and workplace tensions.
He also addresses guilt, shame, infidelity, midlife transitions, money worries, and issues faced by people with visual impairment. Therapy with him typically uses structured conversation and practical exercises. He helps people spot unhelpful thoughts, set realistic goals, and find small steps that reduce stress and improve interactions.
Sessions aim to be collaborative and focused rather than open-ended. Based in Georgia, he draws on more than three decades of practice to tailor strategies to each person. People who want clear goals, direct feedback, and tools to use between meetings may find his style helpful.
Jan lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Jan works with
The areas below are the ones Jan selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
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Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, CSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 33 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Georgia |
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Online support options
Practical approaches for online counseling
Dr. Ligon uses methods that translate well to remote sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and helps people try small experiments to change unhelpful patterns. Motivational Interviewing focuses on strengthening a person's own reasons for change through guided conversation and can help with ambivalence about decisions or behavior change. Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on clear, short-term goals and on steps that produce visible progress quickly.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. He works together with each person to clarify goals, try methods, and adjust the plan when something does not fit. The aim is to find what actually helps rather than sticking to one method no matter what.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, homework check-ins, or when writing feels like a clearer way to express thoughts. These options offer flexibility for scheduling and for how people prefer to communicate during therapy.
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