About Gate Healing & Jonathan

Meet Jonathan

I’ve been doing this work for over 25 years. In that time, I’ve sat with executives after workplace tragedies, walked alongside grieving families, helped couples find their way back to each other, and supported teenagers trying to figure out who they are. The settings have changed, the faces have changed, but the core of what I do has stayed the same: I help people get unstuck.

I started Gate Healing because I wanted to build something different from the revolving-door model that dominates mental health care. I keep my caseload intentional. I do not rush sessions. I do not hand you a worksheet and call it therapy. When you work with me, you get a clinician who has seen a wide range of human experience and brings all of it into the room with you.

Background and Training

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Board Approved Supervisor (LPC-s) in the state of Texas. I earned my Master’s degree from the University of Minnesota’s Counseling and Student Personnel Psychology program, which is consistently ranked among the top counseling programs in the country. My training is broad, and that is by design. Specializing in one narrow lane was never the right fit for how I work. I draw from multiple frameworks depending on what the situation calls for.

Early in my career, I received direct training and live clinical supervision from
Solution-Focused pioneer Insoo Kim Berg and her colleague Scott Miller, PhD, who
co-authored foundational SF texts with Berg before his research expanded into common factors, the therapeutic alliance, and deliberate practice. Barry Duncan, PsyD, whose client-directed, outcome-informed framework centers the client’s voice and feedback in every session, also provided direct training and live supervision. All three observed my sessions and shaped how I work. That experience built a core conviction: people already possess the tools for their own success. My job is to help uncover and apply them.

For couples, I am Gottman Level II trained, which means I use a research-backed approach grounded in decades of data on what makes relationships work and what makes them fall apart. I do not take sides. I help both partners see what is actually happening in the dynamic between them.

For crisis and trauma work, I hold certification through the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF). I have provided trauma response services for Fortune 500 companies, which means I have worked in high-pressure environments where the stakes were real and the timeline was immediate. That experience shaped how I approach crisis work in private practice: calmly, directly, and without hesitation.

How I Work

I am direct. If something needs to be said, I will say it. That does not mean I lack compassion. It means I respect you enough to be honest. Most of my clients tell me they appreciate that quality, especially if they have worked with therapists in the past who nodded along but never challenged them.

My sessions are 45 minutes. I offer virtual sessions to clients anywhere in Texas, with occasional in-person availability in the Austin area. I am an out-of-network provider, and my rate is $200 per session. I chose this model deliberately because it gives me the freedom to provide the kind of focused, individualized care that insurance-driven systems rarely allow.

You can read more about session rates and insurance details here.

Supervision

In addition to my clinical practice, I serve as a Board Approved Supervisor for LPC Associates working toward full licensure in Texas. Supervision is something I take seriously. I have seen too many new clinicians get thrown into the field without adequate mentoring, and that is a disservice both to them and to their clients.

If you are an LPC Associate looking for a supervisor, you can learn more about my supervision approach here.

Outside the Office

When I am not in session, you will probably find me somewhere outside. I am a musician, a runner (usually with my dog), and in recent years I have gotten deep into astrophotography, including participating in public star parties through Texas Parks and Wildlife.

In 2010, I was selected by spiritual teacher Ram Dass as one of seven people nationwide to contribute to the celebration of the 40th anniversary of Be Here Now and the release of Be Love Now. I wrote about both insight and my skepticism of some of the more fantastical stories found in spiritual texts. You can still read the contribution on the Internet Archive.

I mention this because it says something about how I approach the world: curious, open, but unwilling to accept things at face value. That is the same quality I bring into the therapy room.

Ready to talk? If what you have read here feels like a good fit, I would like to hear from you. Reach out to schedule a session, or book directly through my online calendar.