About Jason
Jason Stary is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions. He emphasizes practical skills and clear steps so people can feel steadier in daily life. Jason writes and speaks simply so a worried parent reading on a phone can quickly understand how he works.
He blends cognitive-behavioral tools with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach coping skills people can use right away.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on what is happening now and what matters to the person - values, strengths, and small changes that add up. He also draws on attachment ideas and family systems when relevant to a person's concerns. Jason describes his role as a guide who meets people where they are.
He listens without judgment and helps set realistic goals. He also integrates faith perspectives when a client wants that included. With ten years of experience, Jason has supported adults through common life stresses and emotional struggles.
He has led group work in intensive outpatient settings and offers individual sessions that focus on skill building and problem solving. His personal experience with depression and anxiety informs his approach and his focus on practical, manageable steps. People who choose him can expect straightforward conversation, clear tools for coping, and collaborative goal setting.
Sessions are aimed at helping someone move toward the life they want, one step at a time.
Online approaches that teach real-life skills
Jason uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice what matters most and take small steps toward those values, even when feelings are difficult. ACT focuses on building meaningful action rather than trying to eliminate every uncomfortable emotion.He also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and anger because it breaks concerns into clear parts you can work on together.
Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. Jason talks with each person about goals, what has helped before, and what feels doable. He adapts methods over time so the work matches a person's needs and preferences.
Online therapy with him can happen by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow full conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and messaging can support quick check-ins or skill practice between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep progress moving forward.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Kansas
- Languages
- English