- 40 years experience
- LMFT Washington
- Focus on codependency
About Jeffrey
Jeffrey Foster is a licensed marriage and family therapist who brings 40 years of clinical experience to sessions. He focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, and addictions. He also helps people dealing with relationship and family conflict, codependency, parenting pressures, and major life changes.
Jeffrey believes each person knows their own story and can draw on inner strengths to move forward. He listens without judgment and works to make therapy feel understandable and practical. Clients can expect clear conversation about problems and steps they can try between sessions.
His background includes long experience with trauma and abuse, anger, bipolar concerns, and coping after loss or separation. He also supports people facing caregiver strain, aging and geriatric concerns, autism and Asperger syndrome related issues, and co-occurring conditions like substance use plus mental health symptoms.
Therapy draws on client-centered methods alongside cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches. He also uses existential ideas and Imago relationship techniques when helpful. Sessions focus on practical ways to reduce distress, improve communication, and strengthen day-to-day coping.
Jeffrey is licensed in Washington as an LMFT. He speaks English and works from a perspective that respects each person’s values and goals. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to his availability.
How therapy approaches shape online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person’s experience and building on their strengths; it helps when someone needs a respectful, listening approach to sort out feelings and choices. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and introduces simple exercises to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, and codependency. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) teaches skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication, useful when strong emotions or relationship tensions are present.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, try different methods, and make decisions together with the client about what fits best. That collaborative process helps shape each person’s plan rather than offering a one-size-fits-all method.
Details about online session formats are not specified here, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people work on communication and coping skills from their usual routines, which can make practice between sessions more realistic.
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Experience
40+ years
Credentials
Washington
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, anger, bipolar issues, codependency, ADHD, and related concerns.
How would you describe his therapy style?
His style is straightforward and listening-focused. He relies on client-centered conversations and practical techniques drawn from CBT and DBT when helpful.
What is his professional background?
He has 40 years of professional experience working with people facing a range of emotional and behavioral challenges.
What credentials and location apply to his practice?
He is an LMFT licensed in Washington and practices there.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients schedule with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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