Jonathon Yassanye, LISW, LCSW

Jonathon Yassanye is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California with eight years of clinical experience. He works with adults facing stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship strain, self-esteem issues, and questions around sexuality and LGBT identity. Sessions are aimed at helping people reduce immediate distress and find clearer ways to manage daily life.

Jonathon uses direct, straightforward conversation and practical tools in sessions. He draws on client-centered and cognitive behavioral methods to help people notice patterns, test new behaviors, and shift unhelpful thoughts. He also uses mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas when it helps to understand where feelings come from.

He trained at Case Western Reserve University and developed skills at Circle Health Services, focusing on CBT, anger management skill training, and brief psychodynamic work. Later work at Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland included education about Alzheimer’s disease and supporting caregivers through stress and burden. Those roles shaped his approach to mood, cognitive concerns, and caregiver strain.

In practice he uses psychoeducation, practical interventions, and self-management techniques. He and a client work together to build a plan that fits that person’s goals, whether that means addressing past experiences or focusing on present coping strategies. Jonathon notes that sessions can include measurement tools when clinically useful, such as standardized questionnaires.

Sessions are conducted in English and he accepts international clients. He maintains both his OH LISW credential and his CA LCSW credential and brings those licenses to his California practice.

How his approaches translate to remote sessions