Jason Hart

Psy. D.

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Dr. Jason Hart’s practice is located in beautiful and historic Bucks County, Pennsylvania. From his office, he works with clients to better understand their life situations to help them resolve dilemmas and establish lifestyles consistent with their values, strengths, and personal goals.

“Mental Health” has become a buzz word in the medical profession and in our national media. Adjustments related to mental health are often times considered to be the cause or the solution to so many of our problems as individuals and in society as a whole. Poor mental health can be implicated in medical noncompliance, addiction, professional burnout, marital dissatisfaction, self harm, and the list goes on and on.

But what is this elusive “mental health”? What is it that we’re actually talking about when we suggest that an individual is suffering from mental health problems or crises? The truth is that when we actually speak directly with the patient, the individual living with this failing mental health, we find a human being who is lacking either the capacities or strategies to handle the circumstances of their life in a manner that would allow them to be content, adaptive, or function optimally.

I listen to my patients, discuss the complexities and subtleties of their lives in vivid detail. I want to do this, because I have the time and training to do this complicated work, and because the better I can understand a human being and their life situation, the more effective I can be at helping them to resolve their dilemmas and establish a lifestyle that is consistent with their values, strengths, and personal goals.

My work is committed to an understanding of the individual from a holistic perspective. Cultural, religious, identity and spiritual factors all coalesce into the development of each individual’s life story and personality. It is within this complex interplay of factors from which both our problems and their solutions arise.

This is the heart of my work understanding a person’s existential condition in order to develop behavioral strategies that better establish harmony between who they know themselves to be and their life situation.

Education & Training

Name: Dr. Jason Hart, PsyD

Degree: Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Licensing: Licensed Psychologist in Pennsylvania

Year Graduated: 2014

University: Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology, Widener University

Undergraduate Education: B.A.s in Anthropology & Religious Studies, Penn State University

Clinical Internships:

Swarthmore College Counseling Center
(August 2013 – May 2014)
- Practiced individual outpatient psychotherapy at small liberal arts college’s counseling center
Fairmount Behavioral Health
(June 2012 – June 2013)
- Practiced short term individual therapy on adolescent female unit in a large inpatient behavioral health hospital

Postdoctoral Fellowship:

Temple University’s Tuttleman Counseling Services
(August 2014 – February 2017)
- Conducted individual outpatient counseling within a fast paced, high volume, large university counseling center

Private Practice Information

Fee: $120 per session
Insurances: Out of Network reimbursement, (I work with clients to receive reimbursement for services via “Out of Network” insurance programs that many insurers provide).

Practice Locations:

Telehealth from Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Clinical Interest

Specialties:

Clinical Generalist:

Counseling
Psychotherapy
Clinical Diagnosis(DSM V)
Psychological assessment

Counseling Issues:

Professional burnout
Legal involvement
College counseling
Life transitions
Relationship crises/dissatisfaction
Divorce/separation
Codependence
Independent living
“Spiritual emergencies”
Cultural/political adjustment
Intercultural/interfaith concerns
Religious/spiritual concerns
Major traumas
Personal traumas
Grief & loss
Communication issues and skills
Self-structure/coping strategy development

Clinical Diagnoses:

Anxiety Disorders
Depressive and Mood Disorders
OCD
PTSD
Bipolar Disorder

Professional Services

Diagnoses Treated: Bereavement, Trauma, PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, OCD, Bipolar Disorder, Personality Disorders, among others.

How I practice:

As a psychological practicioner I integrate a number of theories of practice and psychology and use these tailor a client focused counseling design for each of my individual patients. I use my education and person experience, knowledge of psychological theory and intervention to assist my clients continue to heal and grow.