Traynette Jenkins-Reese, LPC

Traynette Jenkins-Reese is a Licensed Professional Counselor with more than 20 years of experience working across the mental health field. She has practiced in a range of settings including residential treatment facilities, outpatient clinics, in-home care, and employee assistance program counseling, gaining broad exposure to diverse clinical presentations and client backgrounds.

Her work has most often focused on family and relationship conflicts, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, and supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She approaches each person as an individual, beginning treatment where the client is and shaping interventions to meet specific needs. Her clinical toolkit emphasizes evidence-based methods such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused counseling, applied within a fundamentally person-centered framework.

Her counseling style is described as warm, non-judgmental, and supportive, with a strong emphasis on collaboration. She partners with clients to identify practical steps and achievable goals to address the challenges they bring to therapy. Her credentials include LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - a state credential for practicing professional counseling in Missouri.