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Online therapist

Jamie Finkelstein

Compassionate, practical support for parents and adults

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
11 years
Licensed in
Colorado, Minnesota, Arizona
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Jamie

Jamie Finkelstein is a licensed professional counselor who works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and identity questions. She offers a calm, affirming way to talk through hard feelings. Her style is practical and warm, aimed at making small changes that add up.

She practices in Colorado and brings 11 years of clinical experience to each session. Jamie uses clear, easy-to-follow tools to help clients manage symptoms and find direction.

Background and approach

She often blends cognitive behavioral techniques with acceptance-based strategies to reduce distress and increase day-to-day functioning. Sessions focus on real problems such as sleep trouble, parenting strain, work stress, substance concerns, and grief. The goal is steady progress rather than quick fixes.

Her work also addresses relational patterns and communication difficulties. She helps people notice unhelpful habits and try new ways of relating. This can include exploring attachment history, blended family dynamics, adoption and foster care issues, and codependency.

Jamie supports effortful change with practical steps and check-ins. Clients looking for focused skills training will find tools from dialectical behavior therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy woven into care. Emotionally-focused ideas are used when addressing intimacy and connection issues.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps when values and meaning matter more than symptom reduction alone. Jamie holds the LPC credential - Licensed Professional Counselor - and has practiced across several states. She offers sessions in English and provides multiple online formats including video, phone, chat, and text messaging.

To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

Therapeutic approaches that translate to online care

Jamie commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small committed actions even when feelings are difficult. This approach can help with feeling stuck during life changes and managing ongoing stress.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and replace it with practical strategies that reduce anxiety and improve sleep and mood. CBT is useful for concrete problems like sleep issues, panic, and low mood. When emotion regulation is needed, she brings in Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach grounding, distress tolerance, and better emotional balance.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to goals and try methods that suit the client's situation, adjusting as progress unfolds. This is a collaborative process where the person’s preferences guide which techniques are used.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around parenting, work, and medical appointments. They also let clients practice skills between sessions and check in in shorter, focused ways when life gets busy.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Jamie commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, grief, and related concerns such as sleep problems and self-esteem.
What is Jamie's therapy style like?
Her style is warm and practical. She blends skills training with acceptance and values-based work to help people make steady, usable changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Jamie has 11 years of experience practicing as a licensed counselor across multiple states, bringing that background to her current work in Colorado.
What are Jamie's credentials and where does she practice?
She holds the LPC credential with license details AZ LPC LPC-22710 and CO LPC LPC.0013258, and practices in Colorado.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside this country work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How do fees and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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Experience
11 years
Licensed
Colorado, Minnesota, Arizona, Maine
Languages
English

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