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Jeffrey Foster

Compassionate therapist with 40 years experience

LMFT Washington

Experience
40 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Jeffrey

Jeffrey Foster is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with four decades of clinical experience in Washington.

Background and approach

He centers his practice on collaborative work that honors each person as the expert on their own life, helping individuals clarify values, strengthen coping skills, and address the practical patterns that maintain distress.

His long career includes focused work with stress and anxiety, addictions, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family conflict, parenting challenges, anger, bipolar disorder, and ADHD. Foster draws on a range of therapeutic models to meet each client where they are, combining cognitive behavioral strategies with client-centered and dialectical approaches when helpful.

He also brings attention to issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, caregiver stress, blended family dynamics, communication problems, and the emotional fallout from disaster or separation. His approach is respectful and strengths-based, aiming to expand choices and build skills that support clearer decision making and healthier connections.

Therapeutic Approaches Applied to Online Care



Jeffrey frequently uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and experimenting with practical behavior changes to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. He also integrates client-centered therapy, offering empathic, nonjudgmental listening that helps people explore values, build self-awareness, and feel understood during difficult transitions. When appropriate, elements of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) are added to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills for intense feelings and relationship challenges.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Jeffrey works with each person to assess goals, preferences, and what feels most useful in early sessions, and he adapts methods as needs evolve so therapy remains relevant and practical.

Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for different routines and comfort levels. These options can make it easier to fit consistent sessions into a busy life, support ongoing skill practice between meetings, and maintain continuity of care when schedules or circumstances change.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does he address?
He works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family conflicts, parenting and anger, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related concerns such as abandonment and caregiver stress.
What is his therapeutic style and approach?
Jeffrey uses client-centered methods alongside cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to blend skill training, present-focused problem solving, and respectful listening tailored to each person.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 40 years of professional experience practicing therapy, drawing on that background to support complex concerns and long-standing patterns.
What are his credentials and where is he licensed?
He is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in Washington with the license number WA LMFT LF00002520.
Does he offer services in languages other than English?
Sessions are provided in English only and he is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
He offers multiple online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin working with him?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule appointments according to his availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsDepression

Also works with

Trauma and abuseParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyImago Relationship TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

40+ years

Licensed

Washington

Languages

English