Henry "Jay" Swedlaw, LPCC, LCMHC
Straightforward counseling for life and parenting challenges
Book with Henry- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LPCC, LCMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida, Texas, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, New Hampshire, California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Henry
Henry "Jay" Swedlaw is a licensed professional counselor who brings 20 years of clinical experience to his work. He practices as an LPCC and as a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, and he offers care from Texas while accepting international clients. Jay focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and challenges related to parenting and relationships.
He creates a calm, direct space where people can talk about what matters most.
Background and approach
Sessions often center on practical steps for day-to-day coping and on clearer communication about feelings and needs. He also works with concerns like grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, and life transitions. Jay draws on a mix of evidence-informed methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
He also uses mindfulness and narrative techniques to help people notice patterns and try new approaches. His style tends toward straightforward collaboration - setting goals, trying tools, and checking what is or isn’t working. Clients who want help with identity questions, LGBT concerns, gender dysphoria, or aspects of sexuality including kink and alternative culture will find a nonjudgmental stance.
He also supports people dealing with career stress, money worries, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related struggles. Therapy can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or ongoing text-based messaging. Jay’s practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and sessions are arranged after a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step.
What Henry works with
Everything Henry lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Henry helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- HIV / AIDS
- Infidelity
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Henry lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Practical approaches for online parenting and life challenges
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify their personal values and take small steps toward them while learning to accept difficult feelings. It is useful for anxiety, stress, parenting strain, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus for day-to-day parenting and work demands.Finding the right approach is part of the work. He will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then choose or combine methods that fit those needs. The process is collaborative - they set targets together, try tools in real life, and adjust based on what helps.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and face-to-face connection, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people share thoughts between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around parenting schedules, work, and travel while keeping continuity of care.
Questions people ask about Henry
What kinds of problems does this therapist help with?
He addresses stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, parenting concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma, grief, and a wide range of life transitions and identity questions.
What is his therapy style and approach?
He uses a collaborative, practical style that combines ACT, CBT, mindfulness, narrative, and solution-focused techniques to set goals and try tools that fit daily life.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 20 years of clinical experience working with people on varied concerns including depression, anxiety, addictions, and identity issues.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
He holds LPCC and LCMHC credentials and practices from Texas while serving clients across locations, including international clients.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or ongoing text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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