About Jamie
Jamie Blakeman is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 16 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and life changes. She works with individuals coping with addiction, bipolar disorder, grief, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and issues around self-esteem and intimacy. Jamie offers straightforward support and practical steps people can try between sessions.
Jamie uses a person-centered approach that keeps the client's goals in focus. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help identify unhelpful thoughts and build healthier habits.
How Jamie works
Dialectical behavior therapy skills and mindfulness practices are added when people need tools to manage intense emotions and stay grounded. Her approach is collaborative. Sessions focus on what the person wants to change and which strategies fit their day-to-day life.
Jamie aims to boost self-awareness, strengthen coping skills, and help people make meaningful changes at a manageable pace. She has extended experience working with co-occurring conditions and complex presentations that include mood disorders and trauma. That background informs a flexible style that blends short-term problem solving with longer-term skill building.
Jamie pays attention to practical barriers and helps people find realistic ways to move forward. Jamie practices from Illinois and conducts sessions in English. She accepts international clients and offers a mix of online formats to suit different schedules and needs.
The goal is steady progress and greater resilience through a supportive therapeutic relationship.
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What Jamie works with
The areas below are the ones Jamie selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
How Jamie’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own goals and perspective. The therapist listens closely and helps guide conversations so the person can find their own solutions and build confidence. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns and improve mood and behavior. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, provides concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance and better interpersonal communication when emotions feel overwhelming.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Jamie will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences, and then recommend which methods to try first. The plan can change over time based on what helps most, and sessions are collaborative so the person retains control over pace and focus.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face connection and screen-sharing for worksheets and exercises. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a camera-free check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, skill practice, or when someone needs flexible timing. These options help people fit therapy into work, family, and daily life.
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