Dr. Jeffrey Friedman
Compassionate, practical therapy for families and stress
- Credentials
- LCSW, LICSW
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed in
- Florida, Washington
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Jeffrey
Dr. Jeffrey Friedman is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience. He practices in Florida and approaches therapy with a warm, direct style.
He focuses on family and parenting concerns along with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship problems, trauma and LGBT issues. He uses clear, down-to-earth language in sessions. He aims to make discussions feel natural and focused.
He listens closely, then offers practical ways to handle conflict and strong emotions.
Background and approach
In trauma work he helps people name what happened and find steps to feel more in control. For relationship and family challenges he looks at patterns that keep problems going and helps people try different ways of relating. He also addresses attachment and family of origin issues that affect current life.
Dr. Friedman draws on Client-Centered Therapy to prioritize the person's experience. He uses Narrative Therapy to help people reframe their stories.
He also employs Trauma-Focused Therapy when working through painful events. Sessions may include talk, reflection on recurring patterns, and concrete skills to reduce anxiety and manage stressful moments. He tailors the approach to each person’s needs and goals.
Practical steps and steady support are central to his work.
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Dr. Friedman commonly draws on Client-Centered Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy in online sessions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding the person's experience and building a trusting, nonjudgmental relationship; it helps when someone needs space to be heard and to work through feelings. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on identifying and processing traumatic events in manageable steps, and it is used when past harm is keeping someone stuck.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. He collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That process can change over time as progress is made and priorities shift.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule and to maintain continuity over time. The variety of formats also allows people to choose how they feel most comfortable talking about sensitive topics and practicing new skills.
Client-Centered Therapy
The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.
Existential Therapy
Takes the larger questions seriously: meaning, choice, mortality, responsibility. Suited to periods when the difficulty is less a symptom than a sense that something has to change.
Narrative Therapy
Looking at the story you have come to tell about yourself, and where it came from. The work is in separating the problem from your identity and finding accounts that fit you better.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Attachment issues
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Florida, Washington
- Languages
- English
Next step
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