Middle Georgia Counseling and Testing

Jason B. Hobbs, LCSW, MDiv, is a licensed clinical social worker for telehealth and in-person care in Georgia (CSW3137) and for telehealth in Florida (TPSW2656). He has been in private practice since 2004 in addition to having worked in hospice and homeless services. Jason also pastored a small United Methodist congregation near Savannah for three years. Jason has led mindfulness training groups in his practice using Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy. He has been trained in Mindfulness and Cognitive Therapy in addition to other therapeutic modalities. He has also presented continuing education courses for the Georgia Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers Annual Meeting in Atlanta. These workshops were entitled Spiritually Sensitive Clinical Practice: Understanding and Honoring Diverse Religious and Spiritual Traditions and Mindfulness, Psychotherapy, and the Therapist: Knowledge and Practice for Clients and Clinicians and Integrating Spiritual Disciplines into Direct Practice. Jason holds a Master of Social Work degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Master of Divinity degree from Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond. He has also attended a week-long workshop at Duke University on research in spirituality, religion, and health and completed the program at Shalem Institute to be trained as a spiritual director. Along with his wife, Jason wrote When Anxiety Strikes: Help and Hope for Managing Your Storm published by Kregel in 2019. You can find more information on Jason and his published works at his Amazon author page: https://smile.amazon.com/stores/Jason-B.-Hobbs/author/B07MPWFZW8