Jamielyn 'Jamie' Yates, LPC

Jamielyn "Jamie" Yates is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and self-esteem concerns. She meets people where they are and helps them find practical ways to handle day-to-day struggles and sudden life changes. Jamie emphasizes straightforward, skill-based work that fits into real life.

Jamie draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools to change unhelpful thinking and build coping skills. She also uses mindfulness practices and solution-focused strategies to help clients notice patterns and try small, manageable changes. Sessions aim to identify thoughts and behaviors that once helped but now get in the way, and to replace them with more useful alternatives.

With five years of experience in clinical settings, Jamie has supported people facing loneliness, communication problems, codependency, grief around end-of-life situations, and complex feelings like guilt and shame. She also addresses concerns such as jealousy, phobias, personality-related struggles, and issues tied to gender identity and non-monogamous relationships. Her approach is practical and task-oriented while remaining warm and nonjudgmental.

People often work on skills for emotional regulation, improving self-worth, reducing harmful behaviors, and navigating major life transitions. Jamie encourages trying short exercises between sessions and tracking progress to see what helps most. She works in English and practices from Missouri as a Licensed Professional Counselor.

Her style combines concrete tools with listening and reflection, aiming to help each person build a clearer sense of purpose and a more manageable daily life.

Using evidence-based approaches in online care

Jamie often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behavior through practical exercises and homework. CBT is helpful for anxiety, depression, stress, and addictive patterns because it breaks problems into smaller, changeable parts.

She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal skills. DBT tools can help when strong emotions, self-harm urges, or difficulties maintaining relationships make daily life harder.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Jamie works collaboratively to match techniques to each person's goals and comfort level, adjusting methods as progress is made. She encourages trying short, concrete skills between sessions to see what fits best.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into a busy life. Video works well for face-to-face conversation, phone can be a simpler option when bandwidth is low, live chat supports faster check-ins, and messaging lets people check in between sessions without scheduling a full meeting. These options provide flexibility for different rhythms and needs while keeping the focus on practical skill-building.