About Jon
Dr. Jon Freda helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, relationship and intimacy problems, and work-related concerns. He also supports those coping with trauma, caregiving strain, aging issues, and questions about life purpose.
Dr. Freda brings a practical, action-oriented focus to sessions. He has 25 years of experience and lists his credential as FL Psychologist PY4988.
Sessions are pragmatic and task-focused. Clients and therapist agree on small steps, then track progress together.
How Jon works
Dr. Freda blends cognitive-behavioral methods with existential thinking and mindfulness practices. Conversations often connect daily choices to larger life meanings.
Exercises and short experiments are used to test new ways of acting outside the therapy hour. He has a background that includes university teaching, executive coaching for large companies, some acting work, and Navy service. That mix informs a style that is direct but flexible.
He draws on practical experience with workplace and performance pressures. In sessions he offers structured tools and open questions. Some meetings focus on skill-building for anxiety and cravings.
Others look at values, aging concerns, or how caregiving affects daily life. The aim is clearer choices and workable routines that fit each person's day. Sessions use agreed-upon actions to measure progress.
Dr. Freda favors methods that translate into real-world change rather than long theoretical discussion.
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What Jon works with
The areas below are the ones Jon selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Grief
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | FL Psychologist |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Therapeutic tools for online change
Dr. Freda uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test different actions that reduce anxiety, depression, and problematic behaviors. He also uses Mindfulness Therapy to develop simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and improve focus.Choosing an approach is part of the work. He will talk with each person about goals, daily routines, and preferences, and then together they decide whether CBT exercises, mindfulness practices, existential questions about meaning, or brief solution-focused steps best fit the situation.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets a therapist and client use visual cues and work through exercises together. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, tracking goals, and keeping momentum between longer sessions. These options help people fit sessions around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping continuity with a licensed professional.
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