About Jacob
Jacob Germany is a licensed professional counselor with 14 years of therapy experience and more than 17 years in mental health work. Jacob focuses on practical strategies clients can use right away. The tone in sessions is straightforward and supportive.
Jacob is queer-friendly and approaches therapy without relying on a medical model of mental health. Jacob helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and problems with sleep and self-esteem. He also supports those dealing with relationship concerns, intimacy issues, parenting stress, career decisions, and compassion fatigue.
How Jacob works
Additional focus areas include ADHD, autism and Asperger syndrome, chronic pain and illness, and multicultural concerns. His approach draws on client-centered methods to keep the person and their goals central. He also uses EMDR for trauma-related work and somatic techniques when the body holds stress.
In practice this looks like paced conversations, targeted exercises, and attention to how life systems shape behavior. Sessions tend to be collaborative and goal-focused. Jacob listens for what works for each person and offers techniques that can be tried between meetings.
He avoids framing struggles as illnesses to be fixed and instead treats many responses as survival strategies that can be changed when they no longer serve. Jacob practices in Oklahoma and carries the credential LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor. He offers sessions in English and works with people from different backgrounds and identities.
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What Jacob works with
The areas below are the ones Jacob selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 14 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Oklahoma |
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Online support options
Practical approaches for online healing
Jacob uses client-centered methods to keep the conversation focused on each person's goals and preferences. This approach means the therapist follows the client's lead, asks about immediate needs, and helps set clear, achievable targets for change.He also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, for people working through traumatic memories. EMDR involves guided attention and bilateral stimulation to help reduce the grip of painful memories and related reactions.
Somatic therapy is another option Jacob draws on when stress shows up in the body. It includes simple body-based exercises and awareness techniques to notice tension, grounding, and physical patterns linked to emotions.
Choosing the right method is a collaborative process. Jacob will discuss options, try approaches that fit a client's history and goals, and adjust plans as progress unfolds. The aim is to find what feels useful, not to force a single technique.
Online therapy offers flexibility and multiple ways to connect. Video calls let people read facial cues and do longer sessions. Phone sessions can be easier with lower bandwidth or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for shorter check-ins, homework, or when scheduling a real-time call is difficult. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep consistent contact with a licensed professional.
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