Jamie Ray, LCMHC, LCPC
Narrative-informed counselor focused on practical change
Details
| Name | Jamie Ray |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCMHC, LCPC |
| Based in | Montana |
| Licensed in | Montana, Wyoming, Utah |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 10 |
About Jamie
Jamie Ray is a licensed counselor who practices from a Narrative-informed perspective to help people make sense of hard experiences. She holds credentials as an LCMHC and an LCPC and brings ten years of clinical experience to her work in Montana. Jamie focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, sleep problems, and low self-esteem.
She also supports people facing depression, addiction, grief, and big life changes. Her background includes work with issues tied to parenting, relationship tensions, and health-related challenges such as chronic pain and illness.
Background and approach
In sessions she uses straightforward talk and practical strategies drawn from several approaches. That includes cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy techniques to clarify values and action, and client-centered listening to follow each person’s pace. Narrative thinking helps patients reframe the stories they tell about themselves and their lives.
She aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be shared. Jamie encourages small, manageable steps so progress feels realistic and sustainable. Her style is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.
Jamie has worked in mental health for more than a decade and has experience with first responder stress, caregiving strain, adoption and foster care concerns, and trauma-related symptoms. She works in English and practices across a range of common and complex concerns.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Career difficulties among the things Jamie works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Jamie among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Jamie among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Jamie among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Jamie among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Jamie among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Jamie among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Jamie among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Jamie among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Jamie among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Jamie directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Jamie directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Narrative and Acceptance-focused Work Fits Online
Jamie blends Narrative ideas with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered listening to help people name problems and clarify what matters to them. Narrative work looks at the stories people tell about themselves and helps separate unhelpful storylines from strengths. That can be useful for concerns like depression, identity questions, and relationship patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy offers simple exercises to notice thoughts and commit to values-based actions, which helps with anxiety, stress, and motivation. Client-centered work creates space for the person to set the pace and focus for each session.Choosing the right approach is part of the process, and Jamie treats it as a team effort. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try out techniques, and adjust the plan based on what feels most helpful. That collaborative mindset makes it easier to tailor work to issues such as trauma, caregiving stress, or sleep problems.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and full discussion. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make it simpler to keep regular contact and fit therapy into a busy life.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Jamie commonly address?
Jamie helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, sleep problems, self-esteem, career strain, and coping with life changes among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She combines Narrative-informed thinking with client-centered listening and practical techniques from cognitive behavioral and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy approaches to help people reframe stories and take workable steps.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Jamie brings ten years of clinical experience in counseling and more than a decade working in the mental health field.
Where is Jamie licensed and located?
She is licensed in Montana as an LCMHC and holds an LCPC credential; she practices out of Montana.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Jamie offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as remote session formats.
How are fees handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Jamie?
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