Jake Dann-Soury, LCSW

Jake Dann-Soury is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in New York with ten years of clinical experience. He helps people facing depression, anxiety, stress, and relationship concerns. He also supports those working through low self-esteem, feelings of isolation, guilt, and major life changes such as midlife shifts.

He focuses on practical communication skills and on clarifying personal values and life purpose. Sessions often include talking through relationship patterns and ways to handle workplace or family pressures. Jake pays particular attention to challenges some men bring around identity and fatherhood, and he offers a direct, respectful style for those concerns.

Jake has experience with mood-related challenges including bipolar and panic-related symptoms, as well as attachment and avoidant personality dynamics. He also helps people facing medical stresses such as cancer, and legal or relationship disruptions like divorce and separation. His approach is aimed at improving day-to-day coping and rebuilding routines.

His style is collaborative and person-centered. He works with each person to set goals and try practical steps that fit their life. Jake uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to build insight and resilience over time.

People who want a straightforward, goal-focused conversation about life direction often find his approach helpful. He welcomes questions and encourages prospective clients to consider whether he might be a good fit for navigating midlife transitions and other turning points.

How evidence-based approaches work in online therapy

Jake draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach is skills-based work that teaches communication and emotion regulation strategies to reduce anxiety and improve relationships. This involves practicing short, concrete skills and trying new ways of talking with others to reduce conflict.

Another frequent element is values and goal clarification, which helps people find a clearer sense of purpose during life transitions like midlife changes. This work centers on identifying what matters most and taking manageable steps toward those priorities. Both approaches aim to change what people do day to day, not only how they think about things.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to figure out which techniques match their goals, concerns, and preferences. Expectations and goals are reviewed together and adjusted as progress is made.

Session formats are not specified in the provided biography, so please confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins during breaks or after work. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and check-ins so therapy fits real life and supports steady progress.