Jan Stewart, LCSW

Jan Stewart is a licensed clinical social worker with decades of hands-on experience supporting people under stress and managing anxiety. He focuses on building a respectful connection and helping each person face the challenges they bring. Taking the first step can feel hard, and he aims to make beginning therapy a straightforward process.

He uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice what matters most and take small steps toward those values. Client-centered work means sessions reflect the client's pace and priorities, not a preset agenda. He also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that repeat over time and underlie current struggles.

Jan has worked for many years with concerns such as grief, depression, relationship strain, and coping with life changes. He also supports people dealing with addictions, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and post-traumatic stress. His background includes helping those facing midlife challenges, career questions, and issues around identity and self-esteem.

Sessions are framed around practical goals and steady progress rather than quick fixes. He listens for what feels most important to each person and suggests approaches that fit their daily life. Over time this can help reduce overwhelm and make choices feel more manageable.

Jan practices in Tennessee and uses his long experience to guide conversations toward clarity and workable steps. He welcomes questions about how therapy might fit into a person’s routine and what realistic next steps could look like.

How Jan’s approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters and take committed steps toward those values while learning to let unhelpful thoughts come and go. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, grief, and life changes.

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and priorities, so sessions move at the client's pace with the therapist offering empathetic listening and practical reflection. This approach helps when someone needs steady support and clear choices rather than directive advice.

Psychodynamic Therapy looks at recurring patterns and past influences that shape current behavior and feelings. This can be helpful for people who want to understand why certain situations trigger strong reactions and how to change long-standing patterns.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and how they respond to different methods, and then tailor the work together. That collaborative fit is part of the session plan from the start.

Practical benefits of online therapy can include easier scheduling, fitting sessions into a workday or caregiving routine, and avoiding travel time. Because session options are not specified in the biography, confirm current session formats before booking so they match your needs. Online work can still focus on values, patterns, and concrete coping strategies that help reduce stress and manage anxiety.