Jason Gans

I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Board Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC) with over 10 years of experience helping people navigate emotional challenges, life transitions, and periods of crisis. My work providing art therapy in an inpatient psychiatric hospital has shaped my compassionate, inclusive, and practical approach to therapy.

I work with teens and adults who experience anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, racing thoughts, emotional overwhelm, or difficulties with relationships and self-esteem. Maybe you’re used to keeping things to yourself, feel misunderstood by others, or find yourself caught in patterns you can’t seem to change. Therapy can be a place to slow down, make sense of what’s happening, and develop new ways forward.

My approach combines evidence-based strategies, mindfulness, and creative approaches to help you better understand your emotions, challenge unhelpful thought patterns, and build practical skills for everyday life. Art therapy can offer another way to explore experiences that are difficult to put into words, and you don’t need any artistic experience to benefit.

My goal is to offer a space where you can be yourself without judgment, feel understood, and work toward changes that matter to you. You don’t have to have everything figured out to get started.

My approach to therapy is grounded in the here and now, with an emphasis on trauma-informed mindfulness, emotional awareness, and self-compassion. Together, we’ll explore what you’re experiencing in the present while making sense of how past experiences may influence the way you think, feel, and respond to life today.

I integrate evidence-based tools with mindfulness and creative approaches, including art-making and narrative work, to help you recognize patterns, regulate difficult emotions, and develop more helpful ways of responding to stress. You don’t have to find the perfect words for everything; sometimes, creative exploration can help you understand experiences that are difficult to explain.

My goal is to create a supportive, nonjudgmental space where you can build greater emotional awareness, feel more grounded, and develop practical skills you can use in everyday life. Over time, our work is about more than managing symptoms. It’s about cultivating self-trust, accepting yourself with greater compassion, and learning to navigate life’s challenges with more flexibility and confidence.

Your first session is an opportunity to get to know each other and start exploring what brings you to therapy. My approach is friendly, down-to-earth, and nonjudgmental. You don’t have to have the right words, know where to start, or have everything figured out. We’ll talk about what you’ve been experiencing, what you’d like to change, and what support might look like for you.

Together, we’ll begin identifying practical ways to manage stress, understand your emotions, and navigate the challenges you’re facing. I also incorporate creative approaches when they’re helpful, but you don’t need to be artistic or have any experience with art to work with me.

I strive to create an inclusive, affirming space where you can show up as yourself. I welcome LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent clients, as well as anyone who has felt misunderstood or out of place. My goal is for you to feel comfortable being yourself, know that you’ll be met with respect, and leave our first session with a clearer sense of how we might work together.