About Jonathan
Jonathan "Jon" Briery is a licensed professional counselor who helps people handle stress, anxiety, grief, addictions, and depression. He speaks plainly and listens closely so people feel heard. His approach is steady and straightforward, aimed at helping people take practical steps toward feeling better.
Jon brings 39 years of experience working in Texas. He creates an open space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on small changes that make life easier to manage.
Background and approach
He addresses family concerns such as blended family issues, communication problems, divorce and separation, and caregiver stress. He also supports people facing chronic pain, illness, or disability, and those coping with loneliness, commitment worries, or struggles with impulse control. Addiction-related concerns are part of his practice, including drug and alcohol addiction and process addictions like gambling, exercise, or pornography.
Jon also works with mood disorders, panic and panic attacks, social anxiety, and issues around self-worth and men's issues. His sessions are practical and person-focused. He helps clients identify simple goals and develops steps to reach them.
Jon encourages steady progress and offers guidance that fits each person's life and circumstances.
Approaches that guide online counseling
Jonathan uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear goals and practical change. One common approach emphasizes short-term problem solving and skill building to reduce symptoms like panic, social anxiety, or low mood by teaching coping strategies and step-by-step practices. Another approach concentrates on working through addictive behaviors and impulsivity by identifying triggers, creating safer routines, and building alternative habits to reduce harmful patterns.Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, daily challenges, and what feels doable. Together they try methods, adjust as needed, and pick strategies that match the person's needs and preferences.
Online therapy gives practical flexibility. Video calls let people have a fuller conversation face-to-face. Phone sessions can fit into a work break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins and ongoing support between longer appointments. These options make it easier to keep consistent work on stress, addiction, grief, and mood concerns while fitting counseling into a busy life.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 39 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English