Jaye Bahre , LPC

Jaye Bahre is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor) practicing in Oregon with 15 years of experience in mental health. Her path to therapy began in childhood with a curiosity about psychology and a long-held commitment to helping others. After spending nearly two decades as a hairstylist while raising three children, she returned to formal education in 2003 and began working in mental health in 2005, completing an undergraduate degree in psychology that same year and entering graduate training in 2006.

Her clinical background includes extensive work in forensic mental health across the Pacific Northwest, including a position with the Washington Department of Corrections beginning in 2008 and roles in community health settings and at the Multnomah County Jail. After many years in forensic settings, she transitioned into private practice to focus on new clinical challenges and more direct work with individuals and couples.

Jaye works from a client-centered, solution-centered, and strength-based framework grounded in mindfulness. She incorporates skills teaching, practical exercises, and journaling to help clients develop coping tools and reach personal goals. Her practice emphasizes trauma-informed care, distress tolerance, and symptom management through Mindfulness techniques, always shaped by collaboration and respect for each client’s goals.

She has experience across a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, LGBTQ matters, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and identity-related concerns. As a proud member of the LGBTQ community, Jaye brings lived perspective alongside clinical training. Outside of work she enjoys outdoor adventures with her wife, gardening mushrooms, creating group materials, kayaking, hiking, foraging, art projects, and cooking, and she looks forward to supporting clients as they work toward meaningful change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Jaye Bahre

Jaye draws on client-centered therapy to create a collaborative space where the client’s values and goals guide the work; this approach emphasizes empathy, active listening, and building on the client’s strengths to address life changes, relationship challenges, and identity concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, offering practical strategies for managing anxiety, depression, and stress. Mindfulness Therapy complements these approaches by teaching present-moment awareness and distress tolerance skills that support symptom management and emotional regulation.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Jaye works collaboratively with each person to explore which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting techniques over time as progress unfolds and priorities evolve.

Online therapy offers flexibility that can make consistent care easier to maintain. Sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing clients to engage in therapy from home or on the go and to select formats that suit their schedules and comfort levels. Licensed professionals can provide meaningful therapeutic work through these options, helping clients build skills and achieve their goals with greater accessibility.