Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Depression
How Jamie works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW-R
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Jamie
Jamie Schwartz is a licensed clinical social worker with two decades of experience helping people navigate strong emotions and life challenges. She uses a warm, person-centered approach to create a calm space for talking through difficult issues. Jamie is based in New York and holds the LCSW-R credential.
Jamie focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, anger, and substance use concerns, along with depression, eating issues, and grief. She also supports people facing career stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD-related struggles, and relationship or intimacy-related worries.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to identify patterns and build manageable steps forward. Her style blends client-centered listening with problem-focused strategies. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Motivational Interviewing supports those weighing change, especially around addiction and health habits. Mindfulness practices are used to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness. Solution-focused techniques keep work practical and goal-oriented, so each visit can produce concrete next steps.
Jamie adapts tools to match each person’s pace and needs. People seeking support can expect straightforward conversations and clear strategies. Jamie emphasizes respect and dignity while working alongside clients.
She aims to help people build skills they can use outside sessions and over time.
What Jamie works with
Everything Jamie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Jamie's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Body image
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Jamie lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening without judgment and following the client’s lead to identify what matters most; online sessions use that same attentive stance to help people speak frankly about stress, anger, relationships, and life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to interrupt unhelpful patterns; this approach translates well to video or phone sessions where homework and skill practice are assigned between visits.
Motivational Interviewing helps people clarify mixed feelings about change and supports steady progress; it pairs with remote check-ins to maintain momentum when addressing addictions or health goals.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Jamie will work collaboratively to choose and adapt methods based on each person’s needs, goals, and preferences so sessions feel relevant and manageable.
Online therapy offers flexibility: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when video is difficult, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text messaging for ongoing support and reminders. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or treatment schedules while keeping focus on practical steps and skill building.
Questions people ask about Jamie
What kinds of concerns does Jamie address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, anger, addictions, depression, eating issues, grief, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, and related mood and behavior challenges.
What is the therapy style like in sessions?
Sessions are warm and person-centered with practical tools from CBT, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused work to create steps clients can try between meetings.
How much experience does this therapist have?
Jamie has 20 years of clinical experience working with substance use disorders and a range of mental health concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is licensed as an LCSW-R in New York and practices from that state.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.