Jason McDermott

The through-line in Jason McDermott’s work is movement — helping adults who have plenty of self-awareness but still feel stuck translate that insight into changes they can actually feel. He works with anxiety, depression, ADHD, addiction, and the relationship patterns that seem to survive every attempt to break them. His clients tend to be adults, professionals, and students carrying high expectations alongside burnout, and men in particular who find it easier to push through than to ask for something different.

Jason’s approach is warm and direct in equal measure. Sessions draw on CBT, ACT, and attachment-informed work, paired with practical nervous-system and executive-function skills — meaning the conversation doesn’t stay abstract. Goals get named, tools get practiced between appointments, and progress gets tracked so clients can see what’s shifting week to week.

He holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential and offers online sessions out of Skokie, Illinois. His practice, Well Counseling Group, also runs specialized group programming, including a men’s relationship-growth track, for those who want more than individual work.