Jamie McLemore, LCSW - Therapist at Grow Therapy

Jamie McLemore

Jamie McLemore

LCSW
30 years of experience
Virtual

Life is complicated. Acknowledging that you may need some assistance is the first step, asking for help is the second. Whatever your struggle, I will listen. It takes courage to seek a more fulfilling & happier life & to take the first steps toward change. If you are ready to take that step, I am here to support & empower YOU! Not every individual has experienced trauma, yet every human has experienced some type of fear. My goal is to help my clients understand how the “Fear Response” drives our body’s chemical reactions in situations, learn how our conscious and unconscious thoughts are related to fear, and assist individuals to comprehend the importance of how and why their thoughts and actions are connected. This new awareness creates a foundation for each individual to become more empowered to create change as he or she learns new skills to improve actions, reactions, and thoughts. Let 30 years of professional & personal experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, specializing in Trauma, grief, depression, anxiety, ADHD, relationship & parenting issues help you find a Better path to a Better YOU! Together, we will discuss how to best address your issues using a holistic approach. As a Trauma Informed provider, a combined, nuanced approach that best meets YOUR needs includes; Client Centered, Cognitive/Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, with Supportive, Mindfulness, Solution Focused techniques; which are also influenced by the Internal Family Systems to tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet YOUR unique & specific needs. More importantly, YOU will be assessing me. It is extremely important to ensure that YOU feel SAFE with YOUR therapist. Your safety with your therapist is the foundation of your treatment success. I encourage you to ask questions and advocate for yourself. After all, this is YOUR healing journey!

Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

During our first session, I will be gathering information to help me understand YOUR goals & needs for your therapeutic experience. More importantly, you will be assessing me. It is extremely important to ensure that YOU feel SAFE with the therapist YOU chose. Your safety with your therapist is the foundation of YOUR treatment success. I encourage you to ask questions and advocate for yourself. After all, this is YOUR healing journey… Creating a better path to a Better YOU!

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

I have been a Social Worker for a long time! My role is to help you identify the coping strategies you already possess which have helped you survive. Together, we will reflect on those strategies & improve upon them, learn new techniques & set manageable goals that help build your self-confidence, self-assurance & self-reliance to a point where you no longer need a social worker!

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

Are you struggling with anxiety? Are you struggling with depressed mood? Are you struggling with grief &/or loss? Are relationships difficulty for you? Are you struggling with prioritizing, organizing, procrastination & implementing strategies that maybe interfering with achieving your Life Goals? If you answered yes to any of these questions, perhaps speaking with a neutral, non-judgmental third party; such a therapist, who is trained to assist with these & other issues, may be a good place to start! Not everyone experiences all of these symptoms, yet often times, these experiences are interconnected; tangled, if you will, creating a confused mixture of emotions & thoughts that are difficult to sort through alone. Finding a solution may be as simple as learning new coping skills or tweaking the coping strategies that you already have. For some, we don't realize how old thought patterns & unrealistic expectations unconsciously impact our internal thought process, creating a negative perception of self. Learning to recognize these unhelpful negative thought patterns can be reconditioned & reframed to help us encourage & empower ourselves from within while becoming less dependent on external validation. Grief & loss often play an unrecognizable role in impacting our thoughts & emotions. The "myth" that we humans "get over" grief & loss often conflicts with the reality that we experience. The grief we experience from loss, whether due to death or the alteration of a relationship, personal or professional, continues to impact the remainder of our lives. Grief ebbs & flows, like the waves of the ocean. We can learn to manage the frequency & intensity of those waves, accumulating/building tools to help us along the way, with the goal of surfing, sailing or cruising without constantly feeling like the waves are constantly tossing us about. Life can become tolerable again, even enjoyable. Fear also plays a role in how we respond to life's challenges. Learning the biological, chemical & physical responses to fear, allow us to recognize it when it rears itself. Our own fear is not something to be "fearful of." It is our innate safety system that has helped human-kind to evolve & survive. Learning how both ourselves & those we love respond to fear, can aid in the improved connection with self as well as others. Our goal is not to rid ourselves of fear, but to learn to tame the impulse, so it continues to protect us from danger; yet doesn't not discourage us from

About Jamie McLemore

Jamie McLemore offers therapy covered by Parkland Community Health Plan - Medicaid and UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicaid in Texas.

Appointments

Virtual

My treatment methods

Trauma-Focused CBT

If you are reading this, you are clearly a survivor! Trauma is not limited to abuse & neglect. Trauma is the perception of not being able to escape a painful experience. My years of experience draws from multiple treatment methods to assist each client with learning to use the defense mechanisms that helped them survive, as offensive tools of autonomy in the present. Trauma, grief, loss, fear do not have to consume you. Allow me to assist you on your healing journey to self-awareness & empowerment in the Present!

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

CBT primarily focuses on current problems & helps individuals identify & change negative self-talk or unhelpful thinking patterns may impact our behaviors &/or emotions. CBT is a structured, goal-oriented approach that is often utilized to treat conditions such as; anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, insomnia, & relationship problems.

Supportive

Supportive therapy focuses on providing a safe, validating & encouraging environment for individuals to address their challenges, build resilience & boost self-esteem while strengthening coping mechanisms to navigate life stressors.