About Jeremy
Jeremy O'Conner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 20 years of experience. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, compassion fatigue, addiction, and trauma. He also supports those dealing with parenting challenges, relationship and family strain, career pressures, and major life changes.
Jeremy uses straightforward conversation to identify what is most urgent. He leans on client-centered methods to listen and make space for each person's goals. He pairs that with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful patterns and from solution-focused therapy to set achievable steps.
How Jeremy works
His background includes a long career in social work and roles supervising and teaching other clinicians. That experience shapes a calm, steady approach in sessions. Jeremy aims to help people reconnect with a sense of purpose when life feels overwhelming.
Sessions focus on clear goals and small, doable changes. He can guide discussions about grief, chronic illness, caregiving strain, workplace stress, and substance use concerns. The work blends active listening with problem-solving and motivational techniques to help clients move forward.
Jeremy practices in California and conducts sessions in English. He draws on two decades of practice to support people through crisis, loss, and transitions while helping them rebuild daily routines and healthier habits.
Jeremy lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Jeremy works with
The areas below are the ones Jeremy selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
How Jeremy’s approaches work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what they hear, and helps people name their priorities so sessions feel relevant and respectful.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches straightforward skills to change thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many mood or behavior concerns because it breaks issues into concrete steps and exercises.
Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about change. It uses focused questions and collaborative conversation to build motivation and commitment to small, achievable goals.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jeremy will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to what actually helps the individual move forward.
Online therapy lets people meet from different locations and at flexible times. Video calls are useful for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is low, live chat is helpful for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy in a busy life and to use approaches like CBT and motivational interviewing in practical ways.
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