- Years in practice
- 40
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Washington
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Jeffrey
Jeffrey Foster is a licensed marriage and family therapist with four decades of clinical experience. He focuses on practical, straightforward help for people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, and parenting concerns. He uses a respectful, down-to-earth style that treats each person as the expert on their life.
Clients typically come for help with relationship strains, family conflict, anger, and coping with big life changes. He also works with people dealing with trauma and abuse, bipolar challenges, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to identify manageable steps to reduce overwhelm and improve daily functioning. Jeffrey favors approaches that center the person and address thinking and behavior. He blends client-centered conversations with cognitive behavioral methods and dialectical behavior ideas to offer both listening and practical tools.
That mix helps turn insights into actions people can use between sessions. He brings a calm, steady presence to the work and expects collaboration. People set goals together and explore what has helped or blocked progress in the past.
Treatment plans are adjusted as needs change and new priorities emerge. Jeffrey is licensed in Washington as an LMFT, license WA LMFT, and speaks English. He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time that fits their needs.
What Jeffrey works with
Everything Jeffrey lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Jeffrey helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jeffrey lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-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.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building on a person's own strengths. It involves open conversation and reflective questions to help people clarify their goals and priorities, which works well in video or phone sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy or CBT targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches concrete skills like problem solving and mood tracking; these techniques are easy to practice between online sessions. Dialectical behavior therapy or DBT offers tools for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, and can be taught in short exercises or skills coaching during live chat or text-based messaging.Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will review goals, try methods, and adjust plans based on what helps most. That collaboration makes it easier to combine talking with skill practice in ways that fit daily life.
Online formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - give flexibility for different needs. Video is useful for longer, face-to-face conversations and skills demonstrations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text are helpful for brief check-ins, skills practice, or when a shorter touchpoint fits the day. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent amid work, parenting, and other obligations.
Questions people ask about Jeffrey
What concerns does this therapist address?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting, anger, relationship and family issues, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What is the general therapy style and approach?
He uses a client-centered style combined with practical approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior ideas to balance listening with skill-building.
How much experience does the therapist have?
He has 40 years of professional work experience in clinical practice.
Where is the therapist licensed and practicing?
He is licensed in Washington and holds the credential LMFT with designation WA LMFT.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule appointments based on the therapist's availability.
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