Jeanette "Jan" Kaschmitter
LMHC
Washington
Compassionate, practical mental health support
Continue with JeanetteAt a glance
- Credentials
- LMHC
- License
- LMHC, Washington / LH00007259
- NPI
- 1477845352
- Experience
- 25 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Washington
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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- Motivation-focused
- Skill building
- Adult clients
About Jeanette
Jeanette "Jan" Kaschmitter is a licensed mental health counselor with 25 years of experience. She practices in Washington and supports adults facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addiction concerns, and major life changes. Jan combines straightforward listening with practical techniques to help people make steady progress.
Jan’s background includes community mental health, inpatient psychiatric care, and work in a tribal clinic. She spent many years in programs that combined mental health and substance use services, and she has experience offering individual, couples, and group counseling. Her work focuses on real-life problems like caregiving strain, blended family challenges, parenting stress, isolation, and midlife transitions.
Her approach blends several methods rather than following a single system. She uses client-centered care to follow each person’s priorities, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotional regulation, and Motivational Interviewing to support change. Mindfulness and solution-focused techniques also appear in sessions when helpful.
Jan has specialized training in grief and loss, trauma and sexual abuse, and co-occurring disorders. She emphasizes practical steps people can try between sessions and helps them build skills that fit their day-to-day life. Her goal is to work alongside clients so they feel understood and find a path forward.
To begin, clients use the site’s matching process to schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability. Jan offers services in English and practices under the credential Washington LMHC.
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How Jan’s approaches translate to online work
Jan often draws from Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change and to build motivation one step at a time. This approach is useful for concerns like substance use, ambivalence about life changes, and setting recovery goals.
She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which means sessions begin with the person’s priorities and move at a comfortable pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is part of her toolkit too; CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can shift as progress is made.
Because the therapist’s listed session formats were not specified, confirm current online options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to attend from different locations, fit a session into a break at work, avoid travel time, or use a shorter check-in when needed. Licensed professionals can adapt Motivational Interviewing, client-centered work, and CBT to remote settings so people can work on coping skills, mood, and motivation without changing their daily routine. -
Areas of expertise
Also works with
AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigueAdditional focus areas
Aging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPost-traumatic stressSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesTherapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyExperience
25+ years
Listed in
Washington
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does this therapist address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, and life transitions such as midlife or career changes.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Sessions are collaboration-focused and practical. The therapist uses listening, goal-setting, and hands-on skills to help people make changes.
What experience does the therapist bring?
She has 25 years of experience, including work in community mental health, inpatient psychiatric care, and a tribal clinic, plus many years in integrated mental health and substance use programs.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds the Washington LMHC credential and practices in Washington state.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the provided information.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with this therapist?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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