Jonathon Yassanye, LISW, LCSW

Jonathon Yassanye is a licensed clinical social worker (LISW, LCSW) based in California who brings eight years of focused experience in adult mental health. He helps people navigate stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship concerns, self-esteem struggles, and major life changes by combining practical skills training with a person-centered therapeutic stance that honors each individual’s unique journey. He emphasizes feeling heard and validated while working collaboratively to develop interventions that reduce symptoms and support healthier daily functioning.

Trained at Case Western Reserve University, he developed foundational clinical skills during an internship at Circle Health Services in Cleveland, where he practiced cognitive behavioral therapy, anger management training, and brief psychodynamic approaches within a client-centered framework. He later worked at Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland, gaining specialized experience in Alzheimer’s disease, related disorders, and caregiver support. There he provided psychotherapy to both affected individuals and family caregivers, and completed additional education on the biological and relational aspects of cognitive decline.

He earned his clinical social work license while deepening his training in Gestalt-informed techniques, grief and loss work, and experiential approaches. He has been trained to facilitate the Savvy Caregiver Program and to administer assessments such as the GDS, MoCA, PHQ-9, the Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire, QOL-AD, and the Revised Scale for Caregiving Self-Efficacy. He is also certified in the Deconstructing Anxiety model under Dr. Todd Pressman, adding a structured method for approaching anxiety symptoms alongside client-centered and psychodynamic work.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Jonathon Yassanye blends client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and psychodynamic approaches to tailor treatment to each person’s needs. Client-centered therapy focuses on creating an accepting, nonjudgmental space where the therapist follows the client’s lead to explore values, goals, and immediate concerns and is helpful for building self-esteem and navigating life transitions.

CBT offers structured techniques to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that contribute to anxiety, depression, and stress, making it useful for symptom reduction and practical coping skills. Psychodynamic work attends to patterns rooted in past experiences and relationships, helping people understand recurring difficulties and develop deeper insight into emotional responses.

Deciding which approach or combination of approaches to use is a collaborative process. He will work with each person to evaluate symptoms, goals, and preferences and adjust methods over time to find what best supports progress. Online therapy expands access to that collaborative work by offering flexible session formats. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction, phone sessions provide an audio option, and live chat or text-based messaging supports shorter or more frequent check-ins. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, manage caregiving responsibilities, and connect across distances while working with licensed professionals and therapists who can adapt treatment to your life.