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Jonathan Marsh

Compassionate, practical support for life changes

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Credentials
LMHC
Experience
7 years
Licensed in
New York
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Jonathan

Jonathan Marsh is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York with seven years of clinical experience. He offers a direct, approachable style and focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, navigate mood struggles, and work through relationship and self-esteem concerns.

He aims to make the first steps toward change easier by listening without judgment and helping clients identify practical next steps. In sessions he creates a straightforward space where thoughts and feelings can be spoken plainly.

Background and approach

He helps people set clear goals and tries different ways to reach them, adjusting as needed. He pays attention to how life events, identity, and social pressures affect daily functioning and mood. His background includes supporting people dealing with grief, trauma, addictions, sleep problems, anger, and career stress.

He also addresses topics such as attention challenges, bipolar and other mood concerns, panic or panic attacks, and intimacy-related issues. Additional areas he attends to include attachment and abandonment concerns, body image and sexuality topics like BDSM and kink, and multicultural or immigration-related stress. Sessions are offered in English and take place through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

He holds a New York LMHC license (NY LMHC 010408) and uses that training to guide practical, problem-focused work. Jonathan encourages people to take small, manageable steps toward their goals and to try approaches that fit their life. He aims to be a steady collaborator while people work through change and build more confidence and clarity.

Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care

Jonathan uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical problem solving and emotional understanding. He often employs cognitive-style methods that help people notice and change unhelpful thinking patterns, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood. He also uses behavioral strategies that encourage small, doable changes in daily routines to address sleep, motivation, and impulse control.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify what feels most useful based on their symptoms, goals, and daily life. He adjusts methods over time and checks in together to see what is working and what needs to change.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more convenient. Those options allow people to fit sessions around work, family, or school commitments and to choose the format that feels most comfortable for sharing. The variety of formats supports consistent contact and flexibility while working toward goals.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Jonathan address?
He works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and self-esteem concerns, addictions, trauma and grief, sleep problems, anger, career stress, ADHD, and mood disorders.
How would he describe his therapy style?
Jonathan takes a direct and practical approach. He listens without judgment, helps set clear goals, and uses straightforward techniques to try to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.
What is his professional background?
He has seven years of professional experience working in clinical settings and with diverse presenting concerns.
Where is he licensed and practicing?
He practices in New York and holds a New York LMHC license with number NY LMHC 010408.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States schedule with him?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are provided to those within the therapist's permitted region.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility in how people meet.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire to schedule.

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Experience
7 years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English

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