Traynette Jenkins-Reese

Traynette Jenkins-Reese is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Missouri who helps people facing anger, relationship strain, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and parenting stress. She draws on 24 years in the mental health field and focuses on practical steps that can be used between sessions. Her approach is warm and non-judgmental, aimed at making change feel doable. She begins by meeting each person where they are and listening to what matters most. Sessions are shaped around individual goals, with clear steps for coping and communication. Traynette uses Client-Centered Therapy to build trust and a collaborative plan that fits a person's day-to-day life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors that reduce anger, anxiety, and depression. Solution-Focused Therapy helps people spot strengths and set small, achievable goals that move them forward. Trauma-Focused Therapy is applied when past harm affects current relationships or mood. Her background includes work in residential treatment, outpatient clinics, in-home services, and employee assistance programs. That range of settings has informed a practical style that aims for clarity and usefulness in each session. She has supported people from many ethnic backgrounds and socioeconomic situations. People who choose her can expect a collaborative process that emphasizes skills, insight, and realistic plans. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step gets the work started.

How these approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful relationship so people feel heard and understood. Online sessions can still center on that core listening and collaboration while setting goals that fit everyday life.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot thought patterns and test small behavior changes. In an online format CBT tools like thought records, behavioral experiments, and brief skills practice can be discussed and planned during sessions to use between meetings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, and together they will decide which methods to try. That collaborative decision-making helps tailor the plan as progress is made.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow sessions from different locations when life is hectic. It can also allow shorter check-ins or focused skill sessions when a full in-person visit is hard to arrange.