Traynette Jenkins-Reese, LPC - Therapist in Missouri

About Traynette

Traynette Jenkins-Reese is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri. She brings 24 years of experience helping people with family and parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, and stress. Her approach is warm and nonjudgmental, and she focuses on practical steps families can use at home.

She starts therapy by listening to the immediate problem and the goals for change. Treatment is tailored to the person or family, not a one-size-fits-all plan.

Background and approach

Sessions mix conversation with skills practice and small, concrete tasks to try between meetings. Traynette uses methods drawn from evidence-based models such as cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused therapy. She also draws on trauma-focused techniques when past hurts are affecting current relationships.

These approaches aim to reduce anxiety, manage anger, and improve communication within families and blended households. Her background includes work in residential treatment, outpatient clinics, in-home services, and employee assistance programs. Over two decades she has supported people from varied backgrounds and with many different life challenges.

That variety informs a flexible style that adapts to what each family needs. In sessions she emphasizes collaboration and clear steps forward. The focus is on making daily life better through changes that feel doable.

Traynette helps clients set realistic goals and track small wins as they move toward healthier family relationships.

Therapeutic approaches and online options for families

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building trust. The therapist meets people where they are and helps families identify goals and small, practical steps to reach them. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and teaches skills to reduce anxiety, manage anger, and change patterns that harm relationships. Solution-focused therapy centers on concrete solutions and quick, goal-oriented planning to create immediate changes in family routines and communication.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and adjust methods based on each family’s needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process helps decide whether to emphasize skill-building, trauma processing, or short-term solution work.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats let families fit sessions around busy schedules, avoid travel, and follow up between meetings with messaging when needed. For many people, remote sessions make it easier to stay consistent and practice new skills where daily life happens.

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.

Solution-Focused Therapy

Rather than examining the problem at length, this looks at what is already working and builds on it. Sessions tend to be practical and forward-looking, with small achievable steps, which translates readily to shorter online conversations.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with family and parenting issues as well as trauma and abuse, grief, depression, anxiety, stress, relationship and intimacy problems, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on blended family issues, communication problems, family problems, and young adult issues.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is warm, nonjudgmental, and supportive. She emphasizes collaboration and tailored steps clients can try between sessions.

What is her professional background?

She has 24 years of experience working in residential treatment, outpatient settings, in-home care, and employee assistance programs. That experience includes work with a wide range of clinical issues and client backgrounds.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - with license number MO LPC 2001003591, based in Missouri.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 24 years
Licensed: Missouri
Languages: English

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