Jonathon Yassanye

Jonathon Yassanye offers therapy focused on helping adults reduce symptoms of stress, anger, anxiety, and depression while promoting greater fulfillment in daily life. He works collaboratively with clients to meet them where they are, tailoring treatment to each person’s preferences - whether that means exploring past experiences or concentrating on present-moment concerns. His approach integrates psychoeducation, practical interventions, and self-care techniques to support healthier coping and improved functioning.

A graduate of Case Western Reserve University, Jonathon brings eight years of clinical experience in adult mental health. During graduate training he interned at Circle Health Services (formerly The Free Clinic) in Cleveland, Ohio, where he refined skills in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), anger management skill training, and brief psychodynamic therapies within a person-centered therapeutic stance.

He later joined Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland (JFSA), completing additional education in Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders. At JFSA he learned about causes of cognitive decline and how to engage with individuals across stages of impairment, and he provided ongoing psychotherapy to family caregivers to help reduce caregiving stress and burden.

While at JFSA he earned his clinical license in social work under supervision that broadened his training in Gestalt therapy, grief and loss, experiential approaches, depression, and anxiety. He trained with Dr. Carey Sherman, PhD, to facilitate the Savvy Caregiver Program and with Dr. Elizabeth O’Toole, MD, to administer measures including the GDS, MoCA, PHQ-9, the Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire, QOL-AD, and the Revised Scale for Caregiving Self-Efficacy. He also completed training and one-on-one supervision with Dr. Todd Pressman, PhD, and is certified in the Deconstructing Anxiety model.

Jonathon lists specialties that include stress, anxiety, LGBT issues, anger, depression, coping with life changes, relationships, self-esteem, and work with male clients. He identifies as a gay, liberal male therapist. He is licensed as a licensed independent social worker in Ohio (OH LISW I.2103268) and as a licensed clinical social worker in California (CA LCSW 122885), and he practices in California.