- CBT strategies
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness practice
About Jamielyn
Jamielyn 'Jamie' Yates is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with five years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes. Jamie also focuses on issues such as codependency, communication problems, forgiveness, gender dysphoria, guilt and shame, and isolation.
Jamie uses straightforward, skills-based methods in sessions. She draws on cognitive behavioral strategies and dialectical behavior ideas to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and build more effective coping skills. Mindfulness techniques and solution-focused steps are used to practice small changes that fit everyday life.
She frames some difficulties as habits that once kept someone safe but now cause problems. In conversation she helps clients identify those patterns, test new behaviors, and track what works. Sessions include learning specific tools and trying them between meetings to see what changes.
Jamie has experience supporting people living with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, personality disorder features, loneliness, stress, and addiction. She emphasizes clear skills practice rather than long lectures, and aims to make therapeutic work practical and understandable.
People can expect direct, task-oriented sessions that mix thought work, emotion regulation skills, and short goal steps. Jamie asks about current struggles, then chooses manageable exercises to build better daily routines. She encourages small, measurable steps and checks progress across appointments.
How Jamie uses evidence-based approaches online
Jamie commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is practical and often involves homework like tracking thoughts, testing beliefs, and trying small behavior changes between sessions.She also uses dialectical behavior therapy techniques to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. Those DBT-informed skills are useful for managing intense emotions, reducing self-harm urges, and improving communication. Mindfulness therapy is used alongside these approaches to help people notice emotions and bodily signals without immediately reacting.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Jamie will talk with each person about their goals, symptoms, and preferences and then recommend which methods to try first. That decision is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm the current online session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a regular day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals can use these formats to practice skills, review homework, and track progress in ways that fit everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include guilt and shame, codependency, communication problems, and isolation.
How does she approach guilt and shame?
She uses cognitive behavioral techniques and DBT-informed skills to help people notice shame-based thoughts and practice alternative responses. Mindfulness is used to increase awareness of painful emotions without getting stuck in them.
What is her clinical background?
Jamie has five years of experience working with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, personality disorder features, loneliness, self-esteem, stress management, and addiction concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Current session formats are not specified here; please confirm the exact session options before booking to ensure they fit your needs.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location, and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.