About Jeffrey
Jeffrey "Jeff" Frommeyer is a licensed social worker in Michigan with 24 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, parenting challenges, and major life changes. He aims to make the first step feel less overwhelming and supports clients as they work toward clearer goals and better day-to-day functioning.
Jeff listens first and adapts his approach to each person's needs. He uses plain language during sessions and focuses on practical steps clients can try between meetings.
Background and approach
He is comfortable incorporating a Christian perspective when requested, and he approaches every conversation with respect and sensitivity. In session Jeff draws on client-centered methods to follow what matters most to the person in front of him. He also uses cognitive behavioral strategies to identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns, and dialectical behavior tools to teach coping and emotion regulation skills.
Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are added when they fit the goal. His work often centers on problem-solving and building small, achievable skills. For parents he helps sort priorities and manage overwhelming moments.
For people dealing with loss or big changes he offers ways to process feelings and plan manageable next steps. Clients can expect straightforward conversation, collaborative planning, and written or practiced steps to try between sessions. Jeff aims to make progress clear and measurable while honoring each person’s values and background.
Approaches for online care and practical skills
Jeff uses client-centered methods that focus on what matters most to the person in session, letting the conversation guide goals and pacing. This approach helps people who need support that respects their values and life context.He also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete ways to change unhelpful patterns. CBT can be useful for anxiety, stress, and many everyday challenges.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Jeff works with clients to identify goals and then recommends techniques that match those goals and personal preferences. He will adjust methods over time based on what proves most helpful.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can fit into a work break or low-bandwidth situation, and chat or text can suit quick check-ins or ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting into a busy life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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