About Traynette
Traynette Jenkins-Reese is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri who helps people facing family conflict, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting stress, low self-esteem, anxiety, and depression. She works with concerns like relationship and intimacy issues, anger, and coping with major life changes. Her approach is practical and conversational.
She aims to make therapy feel approachable for someone who is worried or overwhelmed. She adapts to each person’s needs and starts by listening to where they are now.
How Traynette works
Sessions are collaborative and focused on clear steps to improve daily life. Traynette blends straightforward strategies with supportive talk so people can try things between sessions and notice what helps. Her work draws on client-centered principles, meaning the client’s goals guide the pace and direction of therapy.
She pairs that with cognitive behavioral techniques to address thoughts and behaviors that maintain stress or low mood. Solution-focused methods are used when clients want brief, goal-oriented plans to move forward. Traynette also brings trauma-focused practices when past events continue to cause distress.
She uses practical tools to reduce symptoms and build skills for managing triggers and strong emotions. Her style is warm and nonjudgmental, and she emphasizes collaboration in planning next steps. Across nearly 24 years in mental health, she has worked in residential programs, outpatient clinics, in-home settings, and employee assistance programs.
That variety informs a flexible, down-to-earth approach to helping people make real changes.
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What Traynette works with
The areas below are the ones Traynette selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
Also listed
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family problems
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 24 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Missouri |
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Online support options
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s goals and values. The therapist listens carefully and shapes sessions around what the client brings. This approach helps when someone needs support sorting priorities, making decisions, or building confidence.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions affect feelings. It uses practical exercises and small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. CBT is helpful for addressing patterns that make everyday problems harder to manage.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each client to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That can mean starting with one approach and adding others over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions offer flexibility for people with busy schedules or transportation limits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a short check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to send brief updates, check progress, or get support between longer sessions. These options let clients fit therapy into their lives and try different ways of connecting while working on goals.
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