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Jaeron-Rae Dukes

Compassionate, collaborative counseling for complex challenges

LPC South Dakota

Experience
3 years in practice
Focus areas
LGBT, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages
English

About Jaeron-Rae

Jaeron-Rae Dukes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in South Dakota who supports people facing a wide array of challenges such as depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, sleep and eating concerns, parenting struggles, and work-related stress.

Background and approach

They also address intimacy-related issues, bipolar mood concerns, self-esteem struggles, compassion fatigue, and a range of attachment and family-of-origin matters. With three years of clinical experience, Jaeron-Rae brings focused attention to complex presentations including dissociation, psychosis, and co-morbid conditions while also working with clients coping with major life changes and natural or human-caused disasters.

Therapy is offered in a warm, interactive, and person-centered manner that emphasizes collaboration and respect for each client’s expertise about their own life. Jaeron-Rae draws on cognitive behavioral methods alongside attachment-based and client-centered approaches to help clients develop practical coping skills and reframe unhelpful patterns.

The practice adapts methods such as dialectical behavior techniques and emotionally-focused ideas to match individual goals, and the therapist provides tailored resources and support as clients work toward greater stability and meaning. They welcome the courage it takes to seek help and aim to be a steady ally through the process.

Practical therapeutic approaches for online care

Jaeron-Rae frequently integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) into online work, focusing on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. CBT is practical and skills-based, helping clients develop coping strategies and experiment with new ways of responding to everyday challenges.

Attachment-Based Therapy is another influence in their practice; it explores how early relationships shape current patterns and helps clients build more supported ways of relating and connecting. This approach can be helpful for people navigating intimacy issues, codependency, or family-of-origin concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the process, and Jaeron-Rae emphasizes collaborative decision making to determine what methods best fit a client’s goals, needs, and preferences. They tailor interventions over time and invite clients to provide feedback so treatment can evolve in a way that feels useful and respectful.

Online therapy with this clinician uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility in how clients engage. These formats allow appointments to fit into busy schedules, remove geographic barriers within the licensed region, and support continuity of care when in-person options are limited. The variety of session types also makes it easier to access brief or more in-depth interactions depending on what the client needs.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Jaeron-Rae works with a broad range of issues including depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, grief, eating and sleeping problems, parenting and career stress, bipolar and mood disorders, and attachment or family-of-origin difficulties.
How would you describe their therapeutic style?
Their approach is warm, interactive, and person-centered, emphasizing collaboration and treating the client as the expert on their own life while offering guidance and resources.
What is their background and experience level?
They hold an LPC credential and have three years of clinical experience working with varied presentations including dissociation, psychosis, and co-occurring conditions.
Where is the therapist licensed and based?
The therapist is licensed in South Dakota as an LPC with license number SD LPC 20624 and practices from that location.
Do they offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are provided in English, and they are not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for working together?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with this therapist?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule an appointment based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

LGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsFamily conflictsGriefEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Sexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

3+ years

Licensed

South Dakota

Languages

English