ABOUT ME

PictureJon Joebgen, LCSW
Hello! I am a licensed clinical social worker with nearly 20 years combined experience as a corporate communications professional, personal growth and career-change artist, and therapist. 

I spent a lot of energy earlier in life trying to be what I thought others wanted me to be and worked very hard to just get along and get the next promotion so that I could feel accepted and secure. It’s been a long trip and I moved from a small town in the Midwest, to Chicago, to Los Angeles, and to New York City before I could accept that continuing along my current track was not going to lead to happiness. It meant going back to the beginning, to the little version of me that wanted to help others and got in trouble for giving things away, like my mother’s silverware.

I worked hard to find myself again and build my expertise by first moving to the Pacific Northwest, a place that is green and full of natural beauty. Along the way I read a ton of self-help and career change books, learned to meditate and build a spiritual practice, worked to create a loving and supportive partnership and circle of friends, and built my professional skills as a clinical social worker and well-rounded licensed mental health therapist. My own work continues on a daily basis, and all of these elements inform my approach and work with clients.

Your path may look similar or very different from mine. I deeply respect individuality and will help you find and embrace your own journey. I am so grateful to be at a place in my life now where I can work collaboratively with others to help cultivate personal growth, healing, self-love, and fulfilling connection to others, one’s community, and beyond.

Additionally, I love the outdoors and being on or near rivers and bodies of water. I enjoy cooking and good food. I participate in a weekly meditation group. I love to laugh and consider myself to be equal parts reverent and irreverent. I’m also likely to make pop culture references and enjoy ending sessions, if all parties are comfortable, with a good high five.
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