About Jeffrey
Jeffrey Lavallee is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Utah with 34 years of clinical experience. He helps people who are stressed, anxious, depressed, or wrestling with relationship and parenting struggles. He also supports those facing grief, trauma, addiction, ADHD, and concerns around self-esteem and body image.
Jeff approaches sessions with a warm but direct style. He is respectful and straightforward. Conversations are shaped to each person's needs rather than a one-size-fits-all method.
Background and approach
In therapy he draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. He uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and emotionally-focused ideas are also part of his toolbox when emotion regulation and connection are central concerns.
Jeffrey mixes practical skills work with deeper conversations about meaning and values. That blend can help with everyday coping and longer-term change. Sessions may include skill practice, gentle challenges to thought patterns, and exploration of how relationships affect mood and behavior.
He has worked with a wide range of issues over three decades, including adoption-related concerns, chronic illness stress, codependency, and commitment difficulties. People who want clear guidance combined with empathetic listening may find his approach useful.
Therapeutic methods that translate well online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current relationships and patterns. Online work can help you spot these patterns in real time and practice new ways of connecting with others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It lends itself to online sessions because you can learn specific skills, try them between meetings, and review results together. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for regulating strong emotions and managing distress, which can be taught through short lessons and practiced in day-to-day life.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together you can try methods and adjust the plan as needed until something fits your needs and routine.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls support face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit a check-in into a busy day or to write out thoughts between sessions. These options let people access therapy from different locations and schedules while focusing on practical skills and meaningful change.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trichotillomania
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 34 years
- Licensed
- Utah
- Languages
- English
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