About Jeff
Jeff Fry is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 30 years of experience. He combines clear, direct conversation with practical steps so people can see progress. He uses straightforward language and aims to help clients feel more hopeful and empowered.
He believes many struggles begin when a person's environment does not fit them. Past experiences also matter, and he helps people connect history with present challenges. Jeff encourages clients to notice strengths and how those strengths sometimes backfire in different settings.
Background and approach
Sessions are focused on identifying practical changes that lead to better daily functioning. He often points out simple options people already have but may not see. Clients are invited to question any idea that does not make sense to them so work stays collaborative.
His main approach is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, used to link thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and test new patterns. He also borrows techniques from other methods when useful, including solution-focused ideas to set short-term goals and measure progress. Jeff has worked across many settings and with a wide range of concerns including ADHD, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship stress, addiction, and parenting challenges.
He accepts international clients and offers sessions in English for people located in Georgia and beyond.
How CBT and Solution-Focused Work Online
Jeff commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people link thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. In simple terms CBT looks at unhelpful thinking patterns, tests new ways of acting, and measures whether those changes improve daily functioning. It is often used for anxiety, depression, OCD, panic, and attention-related difficulties.He also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to set brief, concrete goals and notice small wins. This approach emphasizes what is already working and builds short-term steps that are easy to try between sessions. It can be useful for relationship strain, coping with change, and problem-solving practical issues.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. He works with each person to decide what methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions include discussion, short experiments to try between meetings, and regular review so plans can be adjusted together.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video lets people read visual cues and practice skills together. Phone sessions can fit a short break or use less bandwidth. Live chat and text are good for brief check-ins, quick coping tools, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and travel.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
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