Dr. Jan Ligon, LCSW, CSW

Dr. Jan Ligon is a licensed clinical social worker with 33 years of experience. He holds a Master of Social Work and a PhD from the University of Georgia and uses practical, goal-focused methods in therapy. He emphasizes collaboration and clear steps to help people move forward.

Dr. Ligon combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Motivational Interviewing and solution-focused techniques. He tends to balance looking at the past with building concrete goals for the future. Sessions focus on identifying small, doable changes that lead to progress rather than long, open-ended analysis.

His work often addresses relationship concerns along with parenting, self-esteem, grief, and coping with life changes. He also has experience with aging and geriatric issues, communication problems, divorce and separation, and workplace difficulties. Financial stress, guilt and shame, infidelity, midlife transitions, and challenges faced by visually impaired people are also listed areas of focus.

Dr. Ligon describes therapy as a team effort between the client and the therapist. He helps people set clear goals and tracks progress toward them. This practical, step-oriented approach aims to produce change in everyday life and relationships.

Sessions are offered in English and take place in Georgia. He does not accept international clients. If you want to explore whether his approach fits your needs, use the site's continue button on this profile to begin the matching process and schedule according to his availability.

How his approaches translate to online work

Dr. Ligon commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing alongside solution-focused techniques. CBT helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with more helpful patterns; it is often useful for handling relationship conflict, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Motivational Interviewing supports people who feel stuck or ambivalent about change by drawing out their own reasons for making different choices and building commitment.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped before. From there he and the client make decisions about which methods to emphasize and how to structure sessions, treating the process as a collaboration.

Practical benefits of online therapy can include fitting sessions into a busy schedule, shortening travel time, and making it easier to join from different locations when needed. This profile does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. The main emphasis is on making therapy usable within everyday life and helping clients take concrete steps between meetings.