Jason Holtgrewe
LPC-MHSP, NCC, CCMHC, CSAMJason specializes in Couples Therapy and Individual Therapy. For couples, he’ll help you reconnect emotionally, even after prolonged periods of resentment, loneliness, and numbness. He’ll also help you restore safety and trust after the devastation of betrayal. For individuals, if you're stuck in your head and in life because of anxiety, hopeless because of how your anger has hurt those you love, and depressed because of who or what you've lost, he offers a path to insight and understanding and, eventually, a lessening of your suffering.
Jason understands the courage and vulnerability it takes to begin therapy because, a number of years ago, he worked with a therapist. It’s one of the best decisions he’s ever made. Jason believes that when we struggle, we’re not “doing life wrong”—we’re simply being human, we’re merely living a human life.
In your therapeutic work with Jason, he won't seek to “fix” you or “defeat” your pain. Rather, you and he will listen to what your pain is trying to tell you. This approach will alleviate the intensity of your suffering while fostering the wisdom to change what you can, accept what you cannot, and, above all, to connect with yourself, your partner, and your life story.
When working with couples, Jason emphasizes Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy and Collaborative Couple Therapy, incorporating insights from the Gottman Method. When working with individuals, Jason emphasizes Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (especially for anxiety-related issues), incorporating insights from Existential Therapy.
Jason is from Iowa and moved to Memphis a few years ago with his wife, Kelsey, his four young children, and his dog, Mollie. He enjoys playing with his kids, reading about psychology, spirituality, and history, going for runs, watching antihero crime dramas, absurdist comedies, and historical documentaries, cheering for his beloved Iowa Hawkeyes, and enjoying locally owned Memphis restaurants and breweries.
Education
Jason earned a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Messiah University. He also earned a Master of Divinity from The King’s University and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Northwestern College.
Training and Certifications
Licensed Professional Counselor with a Mental Health Service Provider designation (#5143, Tennessee)
National Certified Counselor (#1475508)
Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor (#1475508)
Certified Specialist in Anger Management (#420714)