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Jonathan Nelson III, LCSW

Based in Florida Online sessions

Calm, direct support for taking action

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Years in practice
12
Credentials
LCSW
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English
Focus
Stress, Anxiety
Focus
Addictions
Focus
Relationship issues
About

About Jonathan

Jonathan Nelson III is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 12 years of practice. He speaks plainly about how hard it can be to ask for help and invites people to make a clear choice to engage in change. He encourages people to drop the mask and take small steps toward feeling less stuck.

Jonathan draws on approaches that help people take action and build skills. He uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients notice painful thoughts without getting driven by them.

Background and approach

He also applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify patterns and try different behaviors that bring relief. His background includes roles in clinical administration, supervision, and direct psychotherapy in nonprofit settings and correctional facilities. He has also worked in independent practice and with the U.S.

Department of Veterans Affairs, giving him experience with many kinds of life challenges. Jonathan often focuses on everyday problems such as stress, anxiety, sleep and eating concerns, addictions, anger, and low self-esteem. He also addresses parenting questions and fatherhood issues, attachment concerns, grief, and coping with major life changes.

He helps people who are dealing with trauma, relationship or intimacy-related issues, and career stress. In sessions he takes a straightforward, collaborative approach. He listens, helps people name patterns, and offers practical tools to try between meetings.

The work is paced to each person, with attention to what they value and want to build in their life.

Focus areas and approaches

What Jonathan works with

Everything Jonathan lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Jonathan helps people with.

Approaches Jonathan lists

Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.

Online support

Approach-based care delivered online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice painful thoughts and feelings without letting those experiences control their behavior, which works well for stress, anxiety, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and then tests small changes to reduce symptoms like worry, low mood, or sleep problems. Motivational Interviewing is a brief, goal-focused approach that helps when someone feels stuck or ambivalent about change, such as with addictions or lifestyle shifts.

Jonathan treats finding the right approach as a joint process. He will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which method to try first and adjust as needed based on what helps most in real life.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can support quick check-ins, shorter coaching-style conversations, or ongoing accountability between longer sessions.
Questions

Questions people ask about Jonathan

What kinds of concerns can be addressed?

He helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, sleep and eating problems, anger, low self-esteem, grief, trauma and many parenting-related worries.

What is his general therapy style?

His style is direct and collaborative. He listens, helps name unhelpful patterns, and suggests practical steps to try between sessions.

What experience does he bring?

He has 12 years of experience across clinical administration, supervision, nonprofit settings, correctional facilities, independent practice, and work with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

What are his credentials and location?

He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, credentialed as FL LCSW, and practices from Florida.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English only.

Can international clients work with him?

He does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.

How are costs and starting therapy handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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