Hello! I am a professional counselor licensed in Connecticut with more than 8 years experience working as a therapist. I am here to help you work through whatever has motivated you to seek out therapy. I have experience addressing all sorts of issues/situations including stress, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma, parenting problems, with a special focus in adoption and foster care issues. I also have experience and training in dealing with first responder issues.
My style of therapy involves partnering with my clients to make a plan best suited for their needs and wants. It is my goal to create a comfortable and collaborative treatment space right from the start. I work with people from a non-judgmental, humorous, empathetic, and authentic approach to help them reach whatever goals are the focus of their treatment.
If you are ready to take the first step toward changing your life, I am here to help you achieve happiness, recovery, healing and growth!
Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, LGBT, Intimacy-related issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Adoption and foster care, Attachment issues, Blended family issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Divorce and separation, Family problems, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Intellectual disability, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
CT LPC 3596
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Jamie Trahan. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Happy to recommend Jamie - she's a good listener, and kind, and she has good insights to offer - plus she has a good sense of humour! I look forward to speaking with her each week.
Written on Aug 24, 2024 after therapy with Jamie for 3 months on issues concerning depression, addictions, relationship issues, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Jamie is very helpful and offers me constructive advice on how to manage my concerns. I’ve had several simultaneous but very different issues to work on and Jamie has been great help on all of them.
Written on Apr 30, 2024 after therapy with Jamie for 11 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Thoughtful, attentive, understanding - Jamie has been invaluable in helping me work through my life circumstances and get back to a better place. I would recommend her to anyone.
Written on Feb 01, 2024 after therapy with Jamie for 1 year and 10 months on issues concerning relationship issues, and parenting issues
Jamie has been fantastic in helping me to work through some complicated factors stemming from straight-spouce divorce and new relationship building. We both sense me having made progress. She’s also pleasant and easy to work with
Written on Jan 16, 2024 after therapy with Jamie for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and coping with life changes
Jamie has been a wonderful person to help me thru some hard times. Sometimes all we need is someone to listen and she is that person and gives some great knowledge of what to try to do for oneself. I strongly recommend her.
Written on Mar 02, 2023 after therapy with Jamie for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and coaching
Jamie has been a pleasure to work with. She is understanding and it has been very helpful to have the unbiased perspective of a professional.
Written on Dec 02, 2022 after therapy with Jamie for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar dis