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Dr. Jeffrey Avants, LMFT

  • Experience14 years
  • LocationIndiana
  • Focus areasAddictions, Relationship, and Self esteem
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Jeffrey

Dr. Jeffrey Avants is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 14 years of professional experience who works from Indiana.

Background and approach

He frames therapy around clients' own strengths and life stories, viewing each person as the expert on their experience while offering clinical guidance to address challenges such as addictions, relationship concerns, career difficulties, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.

His background includes work with trauma and abuse, stress and anxiety, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting matters, depression, and compassion fatigue, as well as a range of related focus areas like abandonment, body image, co-morbidity, and family of origin issues. Dr.

Avants integrates several established therapeutic methods to tailor care to individual needs, drawing on approaches such as Internal Family Systems, client-centered practices, cognitive behavioral techniques, existential perspectives, and motivational interviewing. He emphasizes collaboration and supports clients through moments of transition and decision making, helping them identify practical steps and internal resources.

Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients, with flexible formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Getting started involves selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a brief matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Dr. Avants uses Internal Family Systems to help clients explore different internal parts of themselves, encouraging curiosity and compassionate dialogue between conflicting feelings or impulses which can be useful for issues like trauma, addiction, or self-criticism. He also draws on Client-Centered Therapy to create a listening environment that prioritizes empathy and the client's own goals, supporting growth through acceptance and reflective understanding. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is applied to identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and to develop practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, and stress.

Choosing a therapeutic approach is often a collaborative process, and he works with clients to determine which combination of methods best fits their needs, preferences, and goals. Sessions typically begin with exploration and mutual planning so that the direction of work evolves from the client-therapist partnership rather than from a one-size-fits-all model.

Online therapy offers flexibility by allowing video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to maintain continuity during life transitions. These formats support ongoing reflection between sessions and can increase accessibility for clients who live outside the therapist's immediate area or who prefer remote care with licensed professionals.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Dr. Avants address?
He works with a broad range of concerns including addictions, relationship difficulties, self-esteem, career issues, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, and related topics such as body image and family of origin issues.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His approach centers on collaboration and strengths, combining client-centered listening with targeted techniques from cognitive behavioral and existential perspectives to help clients explore values and develop coping strategies.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 14 years of professional experience working with a variety of presenting concerns and clinical populations.
What credentials and location are listed?
He holds the LMFT credential with record IN LMFT 35002393A and practices from Indiana.
Does he offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English, and he does accept international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Therapy is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps should I take to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule appointments based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsRelationship issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesDepressionCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

14+ years

Licensed

Indiana

Languages

English