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01About Jonathan
Dr. Jonathan Behler is a licensed counselor with 15 years of experience helping people work through stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life changes. He holds the LCMHC and LPC credentials and practices in Alabama.
His approach aims to help people find clearer steps forward when life feels overwhelming. He focuses on practical problem solving in sessions. Jonathan listens for what matters most to each person and then suggests straightforward strategies to try between meetings.
Background and approach
Sessions often cover coping skills for urges and cravings, ways to manage strong emotions like anger, and techniques for reducing daily anxiety. Jonathan has worked extensively with people affected by trauma and abuse and those facing relationship and intimacy-related concerns. He also helps people dealing with parenting stresses, blended family issues, and separation or divorce.
His background includes supporting clients who struggle with addiction, body image, chronic pain or illness, and attachment or abandonment worries. Clients can expect a calm, direct style that emphasizes small steps and measurable change. He uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address symptoms and patterns that get in the way of daily functioning.
Over time, the work aims to increase confidence, improve communication, and reduce the intensity of upsetting feelings. Jonathan offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, or messaging to fit different schedules. People who wish to begin complete a short online matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability.
02Credentials
- LCMHC (North Carolina)
- License 11786 · expires June 2027
- LPC (Alabama)
- License LPC04767 · expires July 2026
- LPC (Virginia)
- License 0701012486 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1871966150 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Jonathan lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
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04Online support
How evidence-based approaches work online
Evidence-based techniques focus on clear, teachable skills that people can practice between sessions. One common method teaches breathing, grounding, and emotion-management exercises to reduce anxiety and panic symptoms; it is useful when stress or intense emotions get in the way of daily life. Another approach looks at patterns in relationships and attachment and helps people change habits that lead to repeated conflict or avoidance; this can help with intimacy, abandonment concerns, and communication problems.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and try a few methods to see what fits. Together you will decide which techniques feel helpful and adjust the plan over time based on how things are progressing.
Online therapy makes regular work easier to fit into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation without travel, phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option, live chat is a quick way to check in, and text-based messaging supports brief updates or ongoing reflection. These formats give flexibility for scheduling, shorter check-ins, and steady momentum between meetings.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist help with?
He helps with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting pressures, anger, self-esteem, career stress, and related challenges.
What is the general therapy style?
Sessions are practical and solution-focused. The therapist listens, identifies patterns, and suggests skills and small experiments to try between sessions.
How long has he been practicing?
He brings 15 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of mental health and relationship concerns.
Where is the therapist based and what are his credentials?
He practices in Alabama and holds the LCMHC and LPC credentials as listed.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with him?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions billed and how do I start?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.
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