About Jacob
Jacob "Jake" Willard is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Oklahoma who focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship concerns. He aims to create a calm, respectful space where clients can talk through hard feelings and begin to feel more like themselves.
Jake keeps language simple and direct, so conversations stay clear and focused on what matters to each person. He draws from psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that run beneath current struggles.
Background and approach
That means Jake helps people notice how past experiences shape present choices and relationships. He also uses attachment-based and client-centered ideas to pay attention to connection and the quality of the therapeutic relationship. In sessions Jake works to understand the whole person, not just a list of symptoms.
He helps people sort through grief, intimacy issues, ADHD-related challenges, and family-of-origin concerns among other topics. He also supports those dealing with trauma, shame, anger, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. Jake emphasizes collaboration.
He listens first, then helps set goals that fit each person's life and values. Conversations can include looking at old patterns, practicing new ways of relating, and finding manageable steps forward. With four years of clinical experience, Jake brings steady presence and a thoughtful approach.
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care fit different schedules and needs. Sessions are conducted in English and tailored to each person's circumstances.
How Jake’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy
Jake uses psychodynamic ideas to help people see patterns from earlier life that influence current feelings and relationships. That approach is useful for worries like recurring anxiety, unresolved grief, or strong reactions that repeat over time.He also draws on attachment-based therapy to focus on connection and how people relate to others. This helps when intimacy, trust, or communication problems are central concerns. Both approaches emphasize the relationship in therapy as the place where new ways of relating can be practiced.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Jake listens to a person’s goals and preferences, then suggests ways to work that fit their needs. Together they check in and adjust methods over time so sessions stay practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls let people read facial cues and have deeper conversations. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier on busy days. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins or when typing feels more comfortable. These options help people fit therapy into work, home, or varied schedules while keeping the focus on steady progress.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Oklahoma
- Languages
- English