Jeffrey Grimes
Compassionate support for family and parenting concerns
- Credentials
- LPC
- Experience
- 35 years
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Jeffrey
Jeffrey Grimes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with 35 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, and family concerns. He offers a calm presence and practical conversation for parents and adults facing hard moments. He emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every interaction.
In sessions he tailors discussions and plans to each person’s situation. He listens for what matters most and focuses on practical next steps.
Background and approach
Jeffrey helps people talk through anger, self-esteem struggles, intimacy-related concerns, and the effects of trauma and abuse. He also works on life transitions like midlife change, aging and geriatric issues, fatherhood concerns, and blended family adjustments. Communication problems, family of origin themes, and multicultural concerns are part of his work too.
He offers coaching-style support for goals such as rediscovering life purpose or rebuilding connection. Jeffrey believes starting therapy takes courage and that small changes add up. He aims to support and empower people without rushing them.
The approach is collaborative, with plans adjusted as needs shift. Sessions are offered in English and are provided through online formats including video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging. As an LPC Jeffrey brings long experience to help parents and adults find workable paths forward.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that meet family needs
Jeffrey uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to the needs a person brings. One common approach focuses on practical problem solving and skill building to reduce anxiety and manage stress. This involves identifying specific triggers, practicing coping skills, and rehearsing new ways of responding in everyday situations.Another approach often used emphasizes processing difficult experiences like grief or trauma in manageable steps. The work moves at the client’s pace and blends talking, reflection, and concrete coping strategies to lessen the emotional load and improve day-to-day functioning.
Finding the right method is part of the work together. Jeffrey will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then try approaches that fit. He adjusts plans over time based on what helps most and invites collaboration throughout the process.
Online therapy offers flexibility for parents and busy adults. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from home, phone sessions remove travel needs, and live chat or text messaging support short check-ins and ongoing coaching. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep progress moving forward.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also works with
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 35 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
Next step
Talk to Jeffrey
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- Nothing to set up just to look
- Stop at any point