Jeanette "Jan" Kaschmitter

Jeanette "Jan" Kaschmitter is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 25 years of clinical experience in Washington. She draws on multiple therapy methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, anger, grief, addiction concerns, depression, and life changes. Jan aims to create straightforward, practical sessions where people can talk through what feels most urgent to them. Jan spent years in integrated mental health and substance use settings, and she has worked in community mental health, inpatient psychiatric care, and a tribal clinic. She has provided individual, couples, and group counseling for mainly adult clients. Her background includes focused training in grief and loss, trauma and sexual abuse, and co-occurring disorders. Her style blends techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy with solution-focused and motivational methods. Those approaches are used to surface patterns, build skills, and set manageable goals. Sessions often include skill practice, concrete coping tools, and steps for behavior change. People come to Jan for help with relationship strain, parenting stress, compassion fatigue, self-esteem, and career concerns. She also addresses longer-term issues such as bipolar mood management, codependency, family of origin problems, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. Anger is listed among her clinical focuses and is approached alongside other emotional and behavioral concerns. Jan believes that healing is possible and that progress grows from collaboration. She seeks to tailor the work to each person's needs and pace, helping them build balance and practical ways to handle everyday challenges.

How specific approaches shape online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, understanding each person, and shaping sessions around their priorities. It helps when someone needs a space to be heard and to set personal goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and uses step-by-step strategies to change unhelpful patterns; this approach is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and coping skills. Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then suggest which methods to try first. That choice is collaborative and can change as the work progresses. Confirm the available session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people keep therapy consistent during life transitions and continue working on skills between in-person visits if those are part of their care plan.