About Jeffrey
Jeffrey Lavallee is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Utah with 34 years of experience. He helps people facing relationship strain, depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, and self-esteem struggles. He also supports concerns like ADHD, parenting stress, grief, and life transitions.
Jeffrey uses a straightforward, caring style in sessions. He listens closely and gives clear feedback. He avoids labels and focuses on practical steps people can try between meetings.
How Jeffrey works
His work draws on several approaches to match the person in front of him. He blends attachment-based ideas to look at connection and trust. He uses cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
He also brings dialectical behavior strategies for emotion regulation and skills practice. Sessions typically focus on everyday problems and small changes that add up. Jeffrey aims to make goals realistic and measurable.
He encourages homework, role-play, and new ways of handling conflict or stress. People come with a mix of issues such as trauma, eating or sleeping problems, chronic stress from caregiving, or complicated family dynamics like adoption and blended households. Jeffrey draws on his long experience to tailor the plan to each person’s needs.
He works in English and sees clients in Utah. His approach is collaborative and practical, aimed at helping people find clearer coping skills and healthier patterns over time.
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What Jeffrey works with
The areas below are the ones Jeffrey selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trichotillomania
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 34 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Utah |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Jeffrey commonly uses Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how past relationships shape current trust and closeness. This approach helps people understand patterns in their bonds and try new ways of relating.He also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. CBT tends to be action oriented and works well for anxiety, depression, and ADHD-related habits.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Jeffrey will talk with each person about their goals and try methods that match those needs. He adjusts plans over time based on what helps and what doesn’t.
Online delivery offers practical benefits for many people. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when seeing nonverbal cues matters. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to share thoughts between sessions or to receive brief coaching and reminders. These formats make scheduling more flexible and let people choose what works best for their life.
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