About Jeff
Jeff Hartwig uses practical, skills-based approaches to help people handle stress, anxiety, grief, and life transitions. He draws on methods that focus on changing unhelpful thoughts and building clear, attainable goals. Jeff practices as an LPCC in California and speaks English and Dutch.
He began his counseling career working with youth in public school districts and later returned to Azusa Pacific University to earn a Licensed Professional Clinical Counseling degree.
Background and approach
That background gave him experience with attention challenges, social anxiety, sports performance, and family stress. Over 12 years he expanded his work to support adults facing trauma, PTSD, anger, depression, and loss. In sessions he listens without judgment and helps people develop coping skills that fit their daily lives.
He uses straightforward tools to reduce symptoms and to strengthen focus and routine. He also offers coaching-style support for career decisions and life purpose questions. Many of his clients have come from entertainment, medical, social service, and military settings, and he has helped athletes improve mental focus.
Jeff aims to stand shoulder to shoulder with people who want a steady, practical ally during difficult times. He offers therapy in multiple formats, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is used and sessions are scheduled according to therapist availability.
Evidence-Based Approaches Delivered Online
Jeff uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and shift them into more useful patterns. CBT is practical and skill-focused, and it can reduce worry, depression, and anxiety by teaching clear strategies to change thinking and behavior.He also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to set short-term goals and track concrete progress. This approach centers on small, achievable steps and is useful for people who want quick, goal-oriented change or help navigating a specific problem.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Jeff will work with clients to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjust as progress is made. He frames therapy as a partnership where client priorities guide each session.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video lets you work face to face from wherever you are, phone can fit a work break or lower bandwidth needs, chat or text supports brief check-ins and ongoing coaching between sessions. These formats help make consistent care easier to fit into busy lives.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English, Dutch