- Client-centered
- Skill focused
- Adult clients
About Jeanette
Jeanette "Jan" Kaschmitter is a licensed mental health counselor with 25 years of experience in Washington. She has worked across community mental health, inpatient psychiatric settings, and tribal health clinics. Jan focuses on helping adults cope with stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, depression, life changes, and addictions. Her work also addresses relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, codependency, and caregiver stress.
Jan draws on a mix of approaches to match each person's needs. She uses client-centered methods to build a respectful, listening-based relationship. She includes practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Motivational Interviewing are available when someone needs emotion regulation skills or help finding motivation for change.
Over her career she spent 13 years in integrated mental health and substance use programs, though she does not hold a substance use credential. She has additional training in grief and loss, trauma and sexual abuse, and working with co-occurring conditions. Those experiences inform steady, straightforward support for people facing complex problems.
Sessions tend to focus on clear goals and small, manageable steps. Jan helps people identify what matters to them, practice new skills, and build routines that reduce overwhelm. She emphasizes practical coping strategies for everyday life, whether someone is struggling with anger, low self-esteem, isolation, or midlife transitions.
People who choose Jan can expect calm, attentive listening paired with concrete strategies. She believes most people can move toward healing and a healthier balance when given respectful guidance and consistent work together.
Approaches that translate to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and understanding the person's goals. It helps people feel heard and shapes sessions around what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, emphasizes practical tools to change thinking and behavior patterns that increase anxiety or low mood, and it works well for stress, depression, and many everyday problems.Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to identify goals and try different strategies, adjusting what’s used based on how the client responds. That means sessions often combine supportive listening with concrete skill practice and short homework tasks.
Confirm the specific session formats before booking, as this profile does not list particular delivery methods. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and offering options that suit energy and bandwidth. Many people find it simpler to practice skills between sessions and maintain regular contact this way. Licensed professionals can help tailor the pace and tools to everyday routines so therapy feels manageable and relevant.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Credentials
Washington
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Jan help with?
She supports adults facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, codependency, caregiver stress, and related life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is client-centered and practical. Sessions combine listening with goal-focused techniques from CBT, DBT, and motivational methods to build skills and reduce symptoms.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of practice in Washington, including 13 years in integrated mental health and substance use programs and work in inpatient and tribal clinic settings.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, WA LMHC, practicing in Washington state.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.