About Jason
Jason Gearheart is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in New Jersey with 15 years of experience. He focuses on helping people who are struggling with addictions, trauma, depression, and low self-esteem. He aims to make the first step feel manageable and supportive for someone feeling stuck.
He creates a calm space where people can name painful thoughts and feelings without judgment. Sessions are practical and conversational. He listens first, then helps set clear goals and small steps forward.
How Jason works
Jason draws on a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. He uses client-centered work to follow a person's lead. He uses cognitive behavioral tools to spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors.
Emotion-focused ideas help people better understand strong feelings and respond differently. Motivational interviewing supports people who feel ambivalent about change and want to find their own reasons to move forward. He also helps with issues tied to relationships and identity, like abandonment, commitment worries, communication problems, body image, and aspects of alternative sexual culture.
He addresses practical problems too, including hoarding, infidelity, family of origin concerns, and isolation. Sessions are straightforward and goal oriented. Jason works with each person to track progress and adjust the plan as needs change.
He encourages small steps that add up to lasting change.
Jason lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Jason works with
The areas below are the ones Jason selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Jersey |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How different approaches translate to online care
Jason often uses client-centered therapy to follow what matters most to the person in front of him; online sessions keep the focus on the person’s priorities and what they want to change. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and introduces practical skills to test new actions and reduce distress, which works well in video or phone sessions where homework and tracking are easy to share.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. He will talk through goals, try methods, and adjust what’s used based on what helps most. That decision is collaborative and revisited as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual connection helps build rapport. Phone sessions can be quicker check-ins or a better fit when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter, more frequent check-ins and homework support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life and keep momentum between meetings.
Start online instead of waiting
Our partner service asks a few questions about what you are looking for and matches you with a therapist for sessions from home.
Book with JasonWe will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you.
Common questions
What concerns does Jason commonly address?
What is his therapy style like?
How much experience does he have?
What are his credentials and where is he based?
Which languages are supported and can international clients work together?
What session formats are available?
How does pricing and payment work?
How do I start a first session?
A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. Entries are not assessed or endorsed by this directory.
Other entries for addictions
Supportive LCSW helping people build strength and clarity
Practical, relational therapy for life transitions
Practical therapy for stress and relationship strain