Jaylea Black , LCSW, CSW, LSCSW

Jaylea Black is a licensed social worker who brings a compassionate, practical approach to therapy. She holds the credentials LCSW, CSW, and LSCSW - LCSW means Licensed Clinical Social Worker and LSCSW means Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker - and maintains licensure in Kansas and Colorado. She has five years of clinical experience working with clients across the lifespan, beginning with early childhood through adulthood, and with people from rural and urban communities including LGBT clients.

Jaylea has training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Critical Incident Stress Debriefing, Competency to Stand Trial Evaluations, and Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT). Her clinical work has addressed a wide range of concerns such as depression, anxiety, ADHD, emotional and physical trauma, career challenges, parenting difficulties, and the stress of chronic or terminal illness. She also supports people dealing with grief, addiction, relationship and communication problems, caregiver strain, and issues related to military service and first responder work.

Her therapeutic style is warm, interactive, and eclectic, combining Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, and Solution-Focused techniques to tailor a plan to each client’s needs. Jaylea emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while avoiding stigmatizing labels. The first session is a consult to set expectations, outline goals, and determine fit, and she works collaboratively with clients to shape treatment that matches their priorities and strengths.

Approaches for Online Healing and Growth

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new ways of responding. It is practical and goal-oriented, and often helps with anxiety, depression, stress, and difficulties with motivation or behavior change.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a structured approach used to process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity. It can be particularly helpful for clients who have experienced trauma and want a methodical way to reduce intrusive symptoms and regain a sense of safety.

Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes clients' strengths and small, concrete steps toward change. It is collaborative and future-focused, useful for addressing life transitions, relationship challenges, parenting concerns, and short-term goals.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work. Jaylea collaborates with each client to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and personal preferences, adapting techniques as sessions progress to ensure the best match.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, connect from different locations within the United States, and continue care when life circumstances change, while still allowing meaningful, licensed-professional-led therapeutic work.