About Dwayne
Dwayne Jacobs is a licensed professional counselor with 16 years of clinical experience. He works in Louisiana and has provided services across settings such as residential addiction programs, correctional facilities, community agencies, and school-based programs. He approaches therapy as a joint process.
He helps people identify areas to change, set realistic goals, and take practical steps toward those goals. Clients are treated as active partners whose honesty and effort guide progress.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear conversation and workable strategies. Dwayne commonly uses client-centered techniques to follow what matters most to the person in the room. He also draws on cognitive behavioral tools to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
He brings experience with a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy questions, addiction, trauma and grief. He also supports people dealing with parenting strain, career stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and challenges tied to family of origin or fatherhood issues. Dwayne values open feedback during therapy.
If a client has questions or wants to change course, he encourages direct conversation so the work stays practical and relevant. He also offers teletherapy options and holds a Telemental Health Certified Counselor credential to support distance sessions.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on the client's priorities. The therapist listens closely and follows the person's concerns, helping them make choices that feel right. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors to find practical ways to reduce distress and build healthier habits.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has worked or not worked in the past. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust them as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful for a fuller face-to-face experience, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging work well for quick check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it simpler to schedule therapy around work, school, or caregiving commitments.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana, Texas
- Languages
- English