Jason Hobbs, LCSW, M.Div

Jason B. Hobbs, LCSW, MDiv, is a licensed clinical social worker in an outpatient mental health clinic. He has been in private practice for over fifteen years 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. In 2018, Jason completed a program at Shalem Institute to be trained as a spiritual director.

Presently Jason works with children, adolescents, and adults, couples, and families. In addition, he leads mindfulness workshops and other retreats throughout the year.

When Anxiety Strikes: Help and Hope for Managing Your Storm (Kregel, September 2020) was written along with his wife Dena Douglas Hobbs. "Structured for daily reading, with integrated practices for everyday life, the book addresses seven themes: breath, body, movement, mind, change, spirit, and community. Concise stories, readings, questions, and activities guide readers to tackle the realities of living with anxiety. When Anxiety Strikes offers real solutions to find a solid landing place when the storm of fear looms."

In January 2019, Jason published Unless a Grain of Wheat Falls: A Dying Father, a Changing Son, a Lenten Journey. "Unless a Grain of Wheat Falls guides us through a son’s journey through the death of his father and a changing view of God. Hobbs writes with an honest, gentle, and faithful hand through all of these experiences using the framework of the Christian season of Lent." The book can be found on Amazon.com.