Therapy for people under pressure who don’t want to keep hurting the people they love.

You don’t need to be fixed.

You need support for what you’re carrying right now.

If stress, conflict, or emotional overwhelm is starting to spill into your closest relationships, you’re not alone, and you’re not broken.

Many people reach out when they sense something important is at risk: their partnership, their connection with their children, or their sense of integrity.

I help people slow reactivity, regain emotional regulation, and interrupt destructive patterns—so damage stops and trust can begin to rebuild.

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When pressure builds, patterns take over

Most people don’t come to therapy because they want insight.
They come because something isn’t working anymore.

You might recognize yourself here:

  • Conflict escalates faster than you intend

  • You shut down, lash out, or feel flooded

  • You carry shame or regret after difficult interactions

  • You feel alone inside a partnership or family

  • You’re exhausted from holding it together and don’t know how much longer you can

This isn’t about being a bad partner or parent.
It’s about what happens when sustained pressure meets old survival strategies.

What this therapy focuses on

This work is practical, relational, and time-sensitive.

Together, we focus on helping you:

  • regulate emotions under stress

  • slow reactions before they escalate

  • understand what’s happening in your nervous system

  • communicate without defensiveness or collapse

  • repair trust where it’s been strained

  • respond from values instead of reflexes

Many clients experience meaningful shifts within the first few weeks—not because the work is shallow, but because the focus is clear.

This work is a good fit if…

  • You’re motivated to change, not just vent

  • You want accountability without shame

  • You’re open to slowing down and noticing patterns

  • You care deeply about your relationships

  • You don’t want to keep living in reaction mode

This may not be the right fit if…

  • You want someone to take sides

  • You’re looking for a quick fix without reflection

  • You’re unwilling to take responsibility for your impact

About the work

My approach integrates:

  • depth-oriented psychotherapy

  • nervous system and emotion regulation

  • relational and attachment-based work

  • compassion-focused practices

I work with men and women navigating relationship strain, identity stress, and the impact of sustained pressure—individually and in the context of their most important relationships.

This is grounded, human work—direct without being harsh, compassionate without being vague.

Sessions & Fees

Online or In-office

Free initial consultation available. 

  • 50 minute individual sessions are $175

  • 90 minute individual/couple sessions are $250

  • Inquire for pricing of eco-therapy programs and intensives

​Check, cash, PayPal, Health Savings Account, Visa and MasterCard accepted.

  • "Though trust has never come easily for me, I trust Jeffrey completely. He is a mystic with a doctorate, a wild man acquainted with grief, and a skilled psychotherapist most at home in nature.”

    W. Campbell White, MA, LMHC

  • "Jeffrey has a way of sharing his gifts with people while still feeling very human and accessible. He is also very fun and funny – in a fully embodied and appropriate way.”

    Cyndi Hedel

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    LMP & Mistress of Ceremonies

  • "Jeffrey steps into uncomfortable or awkward spaces with a great deal of competency and compassion."

    Sarah Steinke LMHC

  • “On our first day of forest bathing, Jeffrey invited us to pause at the emergence of a threshold I hadn’t noticed, where two trees paralleled each other across the path. Once through, Jeffrey lent me his lens, and I saw my life mirrored in the elements - the roundness of the stream’s once-rough stones, the supportive cluster of young birches, the odor of excrement at my meditation site. Four years later, through heartbreak, grief, and wounds both suffered and inflicted, I am freed to accept healing and sustenance from the gifts of the natural world.”

    Kristin B.

  • “His regard for respectful and meaningful relationships to self, others, and his environment is Truth in action. I highly recommend Jeffrey's ECO-therapy. Our world needs this!!”

    Karen Kerns

  • “Jeffrey has been an important, wise guide for me over the past several years. Through our times together he has listened well to my story and cultivated a deeper appreciation for beauty within me. I am so grateful for his presence, play, and voice in my life.”

    Paul Hoard PhD LMHC

  • I have been on wilderness experiences where Jeffrey has been the leader, and he has shown himself to be a competent guide, who is not only at home in that context but also very aware of myriad emotions that participants may experience. He is quite accomplished at alerting us as to what might come up internally for us in those settings.

    Paul Stoltenberg

  • “Jeffrey Batstone is a knowledgeable wilderness ritual guide. Recently, I had a very intense spiritual experience that took me into a deep space, a place I had never been before, yet I knew I was safe with Jeffrey.”

    Ted Eagle

  • “I have had the privilege of experiencing Dr. Batstone's love, passion, and knowledge of combining the outdoors with redemptive work… Eco -Therapy. He knows that the wilderness is the place of challenge and transformation, and he brings it to bear for his clients.”

    Mary Jane Apple, LMHC