Jeremy Combs
Compassionate, practical therapy rooted in experience
LMSW, LISW-CP South Carolina
- Experience
- 21 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Relationship, Family, Parenting
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Jeremy
Jeremy Combs brings more than two decades of clinical social work experience to his practice, drawing on a long history supporting people through mood concerns, relationship challenges, parenting struggles, and trauma-related issues.
Background and approach
He holds LMSW and LISW-CP credentials and practices from South Carolina, where his background includes substantial work with a broad range of conditions such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, addictions, grief, and coping with major life changes. His therapeutic style is warm, interactive, and strengths-focused, emphasizing respect, sensitivity, and compassion rather than stigmatizing labels.
Jeremy shapes conversations and treatment plans to fit each person’s circumstances, combining practical skill-building with motivational support to help clients move toward their goals. Common areas he addresses include communication and family-of-origin difficulties, intimacy and fatherhood concerns, mood disorders, panic and seasonal affective symptoms, and challenges related to career and finances.
Clients who seek a collaborative, supportive approach may find his emphasis on tailored strategies and evidence-informed techniques helpful when facing transitions, rebuilding after trauma, or working to improve daily functioning and relationships.
How evidence-based approaches inform remote care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; it often helps with anxiety, depression, panic, and mood regulation by teaching practical skills and coping strategies. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathetic listening and creating a nonjudgmental space where clients can explore feelings and develop self-directed solutions; this approach supports building insight, self-acceptance, and emotional resilience. Motivational Interviewing uses collaborative, goal-oriented conversations to strengthen a person’s motivation for change and is useful when addressing ambivalence around habits like substance use or lifestyle adjustments.
Finding the right combination of methods is part of the therapeutic process, and this therapist works collaboratively to determine which approaches best match each client's needs, goals, and preferences. Together they can experiment with strategies and refine the plan as progress unfolds.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into busy schedules and to continue work across life transitions. These formats allow licensed professionals to teach skills, support behavior change, and maintain ongoing contact in ways that suit different communication styles and day-to-day demands.
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Experience
21+ years
Licensed
Michigan, South Carolina, Tennessee
Languages
English