About Jonathan
Jonathan Kabat is a licensed marriage and family therapist with ten years of clinical experience in California. He uses several psychotherapy approaches to help people who are dealing with trauma, anxiety, grief, addiction, and life changes. Jonathan offers a calm, direct way of working that focuses on what people notice, feel, and want to change.
He blends practical therapies like cognitive behavioral work and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with attachment-informed and mindfulness-based methods.
How Jonathan works
Sessions center on identifying unhelpful patterns and trying new, manageable ways of responding. Jonathan helps clients notice how past experiences shape present reactions and relationships. Many people come with deep worries about loss, relationships, or mounting stress.
Jonathan aims to make those concerns easier to name and act on. He also addresses issues such as shame, dissociation, communication problems, and process addictions. Jonathan pays attention to the body, emotions, and thoughts together.
That means looking at sensations, mood, and beliefs in the same moment and finding small practices a person can try between sessions. He is interested in how broader social and ecological changes affect emotional life and supports people experiencing eco-anxiety or grief about environmental change. In sessions he works collaboratively to set clear goals and build steady skills.
People leave with concrete steps to manage distress, strengthen connections, and move toward values that matter.
Jonathan lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Jonathan works with
The areas below are the ones Jonathan selected when setting up a profile. The first one is listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Somatization
- Stress, Anxiety
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
How Jonathan’s approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people get clearer about their values and take small, committed steps toward them while learning to tolerate uncomfortable thoughts and feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and managing urges related to addiction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with behavioral experiments and practical skills to reduce distress and change patterns that keep problems going. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns of relating and helps people understand how early relationship experiences shape current reactions and intimacy concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying strategies, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan over time so sessions stay relevant and useful.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more nuance matters. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or between-session contact to practice skills. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to maintain consistent contact during difficult stretches.
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