About Jonathan
Jonathan Kris is a licensed clinical social worker with five years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and depression. He uses straightforward talk and practical tools to help clients feel steadier in day-to-day life. Jonathan aims to make sessions calm and focused so people can talk honestly about what’s going on.
He blends several approaches to meet each person’s needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking and teaches skills to change reactions.
How Jonathan works
Attachment-Based methods look at how past relationships shape current patterns and closeness. Psychodynamic ideas can uncover repeated patterns that keep causing trouble. In session Jonathan breaks concerns into small, manageable steps.
He works with people on sleep, eating, parenting stress, career pressure, and grief, among other issues. He pays attention to how early family experiences and attachment wounds influence present relationships and self-worth. Sessions typically focus on clear goals such as reducing panic attacks, improving communication, or managing mood swings.
He also offers practical strategies for coping skills, emotion regulation, and shifting rigid thinking. Solution-Focused ideas are used to map small changes that build momentum. Jonathan practices in Michigan and holds the credential Licensed Master Social Worker, abbreviated LMSW.
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for ongoing work. If someone wants to begin, they complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on therapist availability.
Jonathan lists 6 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 few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connections shape current relationship patterns. Online sessions can help people notice these patterns and practice different ways of relating in real time. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It often uses homework and clear skill-building that work well between video or text sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, past experience, and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether to emphasize skills practice, relationship patterns, or insight into repeating problems, and this plan can shift as needs change.
Online formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - offer practical benefits. Video calls let people read facial cues and practice interaction. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat or text messaging can be used for brief check-ins, putting down ideas in writing, or keeping momentum between sessions.
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A practical next step
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