Jamie Schwartz

Jamie Schwartz is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW-R) and a credentialed alcohol and substance abuse counselor based in New York. With more than 20 years of professional practice, she has worked extensively with substance use disorders and a range of mental health concerns, including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, and mood disorders. Her scope also includes work with ADHD, bipolar disorder, grief, intimacy-related issues, anger, self esteem, career matters, and compassion fatigue.

Jamie practices from a person-centered stance and describes her approach as warm and compassionate. She meets clients where they are and moves along at their pace, combining client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, solution-focused methods, and trauma-focused interventions. Additional clinical interests include body image, codependency, control issues, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, and drug and alcohol addiction. She acknowledges the courage required to seek change and frames therapeutic work as a collaborative effort toward clearer goals and improved coping.