About Jeffrey
Jeffrey Lavallee is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Utah with 34 years of experience. He helps people who are dealing with anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship struggles, grief, and stress. His style is direct but warm, aimed at practical steps people can use right away.
Jeffrey uses straightforward conversation to understand what matters to each person. He blends approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques and attachment-focused work to shape a plan that fits the problem.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on small, useful changes rather than jargon or labels. Clients can expect a respectful, compassionate tone that still calls for effort and honest reflection. He listens closely to what people say and highlights patterns that make life harder, then practices simpler ways to respond.
Homework or short exercises are offered when they help cement what was learned. Over three decades of practice have exposed him to many concerns, from mood disorders and addictions to parenting strain and identity-related stress. That range informs a flexible way of working that adapts to your goals rather than forcing one method.
Jeffrey also draws on emotionally focused and dialectical tools when relationships or strong emotions are central. He can support people coping with life transitions, attachment wounds, and long-term stressors. The work aims to leave people with clearer choices and everyday skills they can use after sessions end.
How Jeffrey’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy
Jeffrey uses cognitive behavioral methods to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and stress by breaking large problems into smaller, manageable steps.He also brings attachment-based and emotionally focused ideas into sessions to address how relationships and early patterns affect current life. These approaches help people understand emotional reactions and practice different ways of connecting or responding in relationships.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Jeffrey discusses goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then tailors techniques to the person’s needs. That collaborative process helps find practical ways forward rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited travel options. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or visual focus is an issue. Live chat or text-based messaging can support brief check-ins, journaling practice, or ongoing coaching-style contact between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into school, work, or caregiving routines while using the same therapeutic approaches discussed above.
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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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