Jaye Bahre, LPC

Jaye Bahre is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 15 years of clinical experience. She began her mental health career after returning to school in 2003 and has since worked across forensic and community settings in the Pacific Northwest. Jaye now practices in Oregon and draws on a long history of helping people navigate intense life challenges.

Her approach is client-centered and grounded in mindfulness. Sessions emphasize collaboration and practical skills. Jaye uses exercises, skills training, and journaling to help people try different ways of coping and problem solving.

Jaye has worked with many concerns, including anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, identity and LGBT matters, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with medical challenges such as cancer. She also lists experience with attachment issues, communication problems, control struggles, and alternative sex culture topics like BDSM and kink.

Her background includes years in forensic mental health and community health settings, where she ran groups and worked with a wide range of presentations. That experience shaped a practical style that mixes validation with teaching. She describes her role as having the heart of a teacher, helping people build skills that match their goals.

Outside work, Jaye spends time outdoors with her wife and dog, enjoys foraging and kayaking, and creates group materials and art projects. She encourages prospective clients to share their story so they can set realistic goals and practice steps toward them.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and following the client's priorities. The therapist creates a space where people name what matters most and guide each session by those goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors through simple experiments and practice. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress by breaking problems into manageable steps. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches specific skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving relationships; it blends acceptance with change strategies and can help when emotions feel overwhelming.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Jaye will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying a technique, checking how it feels, and adjusting as needed so the work stays relevant and doable.

Confirm current session options before booking because formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing quicker check-ins, and letting people meet from different locations within the same region. It can also let a person choose sessions that match their energy level - for example a shorter check-in instead of a full session when needed. Therapists and licenced professionals work together with clients to find a rhythm that supports progress and day-to-day routines.