- Strengths focused
- Practical skill building
- Trauma aware
About Jarene
She uses clear conversation to identify what contributes to distress. Jarene helps people notice patterns in thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Together clients practice new skills and try small changes that build confidence over time.
Her approach draws on attachment work and cognitive-behavioral ideas alongside client-centered listening. She also uses strategies from dialectical behavior therapy and emotionally-focused methods when they fit the situation. This mix lets her adapt to relationship issues, communication problems, grief, or addiction concerns.
Jarene emphasizes working at a steady pace that feels manageable. She supports people coping with life changes, career strain, sleep problems, anger, bipolar symptoms, and compassion fatigue. The goal is practical progress you can use between sessions.
Her thirty-plus years of experience inform how she guides clients toward clearer choices. New clients are asked about goals and current challenges so the work is focused from the start. If you want help sorting through hard decisions or painful feelings, she frames therapy as a collaborative process.
Approaches that shape online work and progress
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how relationships early in life shape current bonds and emotional responses. It helps people understand patterns in close relationships and build safer ways of connecting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going and teaches practical skills to shift those patterns. It often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and coping during life changes.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist will work collaboratively with the client to identify goals and try methods that match those goals and preferences. Clients and the therapist review what is working and adjust methods together as needed.
Confirm the specific online session options before booking, as session formats are not listed here. Online work can still support real progress and can make therapy easier to fit into a busy schedule. It can reduce travel time, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and let people keep appointments during transitional periods. Licensed professionals commonly use a mix of conversation and skill practice to help clients apply new behaviors in daily life.
Frequently asked questions
What types of concerns does Jarene address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, sleep problems, anger, career concerns, bipolar symptoms, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and client-centered, with clear conversation and skill practice. She helps people notice patterns and try small changes between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 40 years of experience in the field, which she uses to help clients set realistic goals and make steady progress.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in South Carolina and practices there.
Can I meet with her in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.