About Jerry
Jerry Utt is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 30 years of experience. He brings steady, practical care to people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, trauma, and big life changes. He is based in North Carolina and conducts sessions in English.
He learned early clinical skills in military behavioral health and completed a Master of Social Work at the University of South Carolina. Over three decades he has worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
How Jerry works
That experience shaped his ability to respond in crisis and to work with complicated, overlapping problems like substance use combined with mental health concerns. His approach mixes several evidence-based methods. He uses acceptance and commitment strategies to help people clarify values and take manageable action.
He draws on cognitive behavioral techniques for anger, mood, and thought patterns. He also integrates mindfulness and attachment-informed ideas when those perspectives fit a person’s needs. In practice he emphasizes straightforward communication and concrete skills.
Sessions can include problem-solving, emotion regulation skills, and motivation-building conversations. He has particular experience with trauma and has used cognitive processing methods in trauma work. Therapy is offered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
Sessions are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
Jerry lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Jerry works with
The areas below are the ones Jerry selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Using ACT, CBT, and Attachment work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems going, which is often applied to mood, anxiety, and anger concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early connection styles affect current behavior, which can help with relationship and self-esteem issues.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person’s goals and preferences. That may mean combining elements from different approaches and adjusting techniques as progress is observed.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow fuller conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text messaging can support quick check-ins, skill practice between sessions, or scheduling flexibility. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between meetings.
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