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Jamie Pyatt

Jamie Pyatt, LCSW

California

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Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Relationships and Stress

  • Stress and anxiety
  • Relationship issues
  • Adoption and foster care

About Jamie

Jamie Pyatt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California with 26 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, low self-esteem, and life changes. Her practice also addresses issues such as adoption and foster care, blended family challenges, cancer and caregiver stress, fertility and hospice concerns, and feelings of guilt and shame.

Jamie draws on long experience in hospice care, child abuse intervention, and work as an adoption facilitator. She has supported people through grief, difficult medical news, and family transitions. Sessions focus on talking through current struggles, making sense of past events, and finding practical ways to cope day to day.

Her approach is straightforward and action-oriented. Conversations often include clarifying what matters most, learning small skills to manage stress and anxiety, and improving communication patterns in relationships. She helps people notice how old patterns influence present choices and practice different ways of responding.

Jamie works with individuals, couples, and teens. She aims to help people carry less shame and make clearer decisions about relationships and life direction. People who have been through adoption, foster care, divorce, or medical crises may find her background relevant.

To begin, clients complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Confirm current session options before booking.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Jamie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on present symptoms and practical skills. One approach emphasizes learning small stress and anxiety management tools that can be tried between sessions to reduce overwhelm and improve daily functioning. Another approach centers on relationship skills and clearer communication so people can address conflict and rebuild trust in their closest relationships.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client look at needs, goals, and preferences together and adjust methods as they learn what helps. That means trying a technique for a few sessions and checking what changes and what still feels stuck.

Confirm current session formats before booking, since the biography does not list specific online options. In general, working with a licensed professional online can make it easier to fit sessions into a week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or avoid travel time. Clarify which formats are offered so you can pick the style that fits your life and your day-to-day constraints.

Areas of expertise

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

26+ years

Listed in

California, Utah

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of guilt or shame does she address?

She works with guilt and shame related to relationships, family of origin, adoption and foster care, medical situations, and life transitions.

How does she approach guilt or shame in sessions?

She uses practical conversation and skill-building to help people understand their feelings, notice old patterns, and try different responses in daily life.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Jamie has 26 years of experience, including work in hospice care, child abuse intervention, and 13 years as an adoption facilitator.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with licensure in Utah and California and practices from California.

Does she work in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are used?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.

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