Traynette Jenkins-Reese
Compassionate counselor guiding practical change
LPC Missouri
- Experience
- 24 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Family, Trauma and abuse, Grief
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Traynette
Traynette Jenkins-Reese is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with 24 years of experience in mental health work. She supports people facing family and relationship conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, self-esteem struggles, stress and anxiety, intimacy-related issues, anger, depression, and major life transitions.
Background and approach
Additional focus areas include blended family concerns, communication problems, broader family problems, and issues affecting young adults. Her style is warm, nonjudgmental, and collaborative, beginning from each person’s current circumstances and tailoring interventions to their needs.
Traynette draws on client-centered principles to create a respectful, supportive space while integrating evidence-based tools such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), solution-focused techniques, and trauma-focused approaches when appropriate. She has worked across settings including residential treatment, outpatient services, in-home care, and employee assistance programs, and has experience with clients from diverse backgrounds and life situations.
Traynette emphasizes partnership in therapy, helping clients set practical steps toward their goals and adjusting strategies as progress unfolds. Her approach combines compassion with structured methods to address both immediate concerns and longer-term patterns.
Approaches for Online Work and How They Help
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, and stress. It is practical and skill-oriented, often using specific exercises and homework to build new patterns over time.
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and respect for each person’s experience, creating a supportive context where clients explore their concerns and determine their own goals. This approach is useful for building self-esteem, improving relationships, and fostering personal insight.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Traynette works with clients to assess their needs, goals, and preferences, then blends methods to create a plan that fits the individual. She adjusts strategies as progress is made so the work stays targeted and relevant.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit counseling into busy schedules and varied lifestyles. These formats allow regular contact and consistent momentum on goals while accommodating different communication preferences and accessibility needs.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
24+ years
Licensed
Missouri
Languages
English