About Jay
Jay Reed is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Florida. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, low mood, grief, parenting strain, and relationship concerns. Jay speaks English and draws on 17 years of experience to guide each person through practical next steps.
Jay creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about painful feelings. She listens first and works at the client’s pace. Conversations focus on what is getting in the way today and what might make life a bit easier tomorrow.
Background and approach
Her work is grounded in straightforward techniques that people can use between sessions. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral approaches to notice unhelpful thinking and from acceptance-based methods to clarify values and small actions. Solution-focused ideas help set short-term goals and track progress.
Jay is direct but warm. She supports people through big losses, ongoing medical or pain challenges, and the daily strain of parenting. She also works with mood and panic difficulties and with the stresses that follow divorce or major life transitions.
In sessions she often blends discussion with simple exercises and homework. That may mean trying a new way to respond to worry, practicing a short skill, or planning a concrete step toward a relationship concern. Her aim is to make therapy useful and doable for real life.
Therapeutic approaches and online options that fit your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to clarify what matters to them and take small, value-driven steps even when thoughts or feelings are difficult. It is often used for chronic worry, low mood, and long-term stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps a person spot patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going and then practice practical changes that reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jay treats therapy as a collaborative process and will help identify which methods feel most useful for a person’s goals and preferences. Together they set short-term targets and adjust techniques as needed so the plan stays realistic and relevant.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a full conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for quick check-ins, brief skill practice, or when a shorter, flexible option fits a busy day. These choices make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or medical schedules.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English