About Jeanette
Jeanette "Jan" Kaschmitter is a licensed mental health counselor in Washington with 25 years of experience. She uses practical, person-focused methods to help people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma, and life transitions. Jan frames sessions around each person’s needs and goals and keeps language direct and approachable.
Jan draws on several evidence-based approaches, including cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical strategies, while staying flexible to what each person needs. She has long experience in community mental health, inpatient psychiatric settings, and a tribal clinic.
Background and approach
That background means she is familiar with a range of concerns and settings people come from. Her work has included many years supporting adults with substance use and co-occurring mental health issues, though she clarifies she is not credentialed in substance use. She has focused training in grief and loss, trauma and sexual abuse, and in helping people manage complex, overlapping problems.
Sessions may include skills practice, problem-solving, and short-term goals to restore daily functioning. Jan also helps with relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting stresses, career strain, caregiving burdens, and midlife challenges. She pays attention to how family of origin and blended family dynamics shape current problems, and she addresses anger, shame, and low self-esteem in concrete ways.
The aim is steady, manageable change rather than quick fixes. People who work with Jan can expect straightforward conversation, skill-building, and a practical plan for next steps. She believes most people can move toward balance and healthier routines when given clear tools and steady support.
How Jan’s approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s lead. It helps people who need an accepting space to sort feelings and set personal goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) uses hands-on exercises to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can help with intense emotions and relational conflict.Finding the right approach is a shared process. Jan works with each person to pick techniques that match their goals, preferences, and the problems they bring. She offers feedback and adjusts methods over time so sessions stay relevant and practical.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging are useful for ongoing support between sessions and for people who prefer typing. These options make scheduling more flexible and let people fit therapy into busy days.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Washington
- Languages
- English