Jacob Hartz

Maybe the thing you were always good at has started to feel like pressure instead of joy. Maybe anxiety has crept into your work, your training, or your relationships, and the coping that used to be enough isn't anymore. Maybe you're standing at a transition — a season ending, a move, a role changing — and you can't tell yet who you are on the other side of it.

I'm Jacob Hartz, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and I work with adults on anxiety, depression, sports and performance concerns, life transitions, and relationships. Performance work is a particular interest of mine: what happens when the pressure to execute starts eating the thing you love, and how you get your footing back without giving it up. I earned my Master of Education from the University of Louisville, and I've spent six years providing individual therapy. My approach is collaborative and supportive, and I want a comfortable, nonjudgmental space where you can actually be honest. What I'm working toward with you is greater self-awareness, coping skills that hold up under real pressure, and changes meaningful enough to be worth making.

My approach to therapy is collaborative, individualized, and focused on building a strong therapeutic relationship with each client. I believe clients are the experts in their own lives, and my role is to provide support, perspective, and practical tools to help them better understand themselves and work toward their goals. I primarily utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify patterns of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors and develop healthier ways of coping and responding to challenges. I strive to create a welcoming, nonjudgmental environment where clients feel comfortable being open and authentic while also being encouraged to grow. Whether you are navigating anxiety or depression, a major life transition, relationship concerns, or challenges related to sports and performance, we will work together to create meaningful and manageable change.

In our first session, my primary goal is to create a safe, welcoming, and nonjudgmental environment where you feel comfortable being yourself. We will spend time getting to know one another, learning about what brought you to therapy, and beginning to build a trusting therapeutic relationship. I will work at your pace and give you space to share what feels important to you without feeling pressured to have everything figured out. Together, we will begin identifying the concerns and goals that are most meaningful to you and develop a collaborative direction for treatment. By the end of our first session, my hope is that you feel heard, understood, and comfortable moving forward in the therapeutic process.