Jonathan Stahl, LMHC
Compassionate practical therapy for life and parenting challenges
Book with Jonathan- Years in practice
- 11
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Jonathan
Jonathan Stahl is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 11 years of clinical experience. He works with individuals facing anxiety, depression, addiction, and parenting concerns. Jonathan uses straightforward language and practical steps to help people manage stress and get unstuck.
He blends several therapeutic approaches to fit each person's situation. That means sessions may focus on understanding feelings, challenging unhelpful thoughts, or improving relationship patterns depending on the need.
Background and approach
Parents often come for help with sleep, eating concerns, behavior challenges, or the strain of juggling responsibilities. Jonathan has supported people through grief, trauma, and compassion fatigue. He also addresses issues like codependency, body image, blended family dynamics, and substance use.
Sessions aim to identify small, doable changes that improve daily functioning and long-term coping. He pulls from client-centered work to center the person's experience and from cognitive behavioral work to create practical skill-building. Emotion-focused ideas guide work on attachment and relational patterns, while existential and Jungian elements can help explore meaning and deeper life questions when clients want that.
Jonathan offers video, phone, live chat, and text-based sessions to fit different schedules and needs. He speaks English and practices in Florida as an LMHC. To start, a short questionnaire is used to match needs and schedule an initial appointment.
His style is collaborative and direct. Jonathan aims to help parents and individuals develop clearer routines, calmer responses, and more workable strategies for day-to-day life.
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.
- Addictions
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jonathan lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- 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.
Therapeutic approaches for online parenting and life work
Jonathan commonly uses client-centered work to ground sessions in the client’s own perspective, offering time to be heard and to shape goals. This approach helps people feel understood and guides practical steps they want to try.He also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and building specific skills to change behavior. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating problems, and parenting strategies that need concrete practice.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jonathan talks with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That means therapy is collaborative: he suggests options, monitors what helps, and adjusts the plan together with the client.
Online formats offer practical benefits for busy parents and people with tight schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when deeper connection is helpful. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to share quick updates, use skills between sessions, and keep momentum on days when scheduling a call is difficult.
These options make it easier to stick with a plan and try new strategies in real life while staying connected with a licensed professional.
Questions people ask about Jonathan
What issues does Jonathan address?
He helps with anxiety, depression, addiction, parenting challenges, grief, trauma, and related concerns such as eating, sleeping, and relationship problems.
What is his therapy style like?
Sessions are practical and collaborative, combining client-centered listening with skill building and emotional work to suit each person's needs.
How much clinical experience does he have?
Jonathan has 11 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns and life stages.
Where is he licensed and based?
He is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor - LMHC - practicing in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with him?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and scheduling handled?
Cost varies by 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 availability.
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