Jeffrey Lavallee , LMFT

Jeffrey Lavallee, LMFT, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Utah with 34 years of experience helping individuals, couples, and families navigate life’s challenges. He brings a practical and compassionate approach to work with people facing depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, addictions, parenting difficulties, sleep and eating concerns, grief, and relationship struggles, as well as issues related to adoption, attachment, trauma, and ADHD. His background also includes coaching to support clients making career or life transitions and those working on self-esteem and communication skills.

His counseling style balances warmth and interaction with direct, supportive guidance. He emphasizes respect and sensitivity while avoiding stigmatizing labels, and he adapts conversations and treatment plans to match each person’s specific needs. Clinically, he draws from approaches such as attachment-based methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, and emotionally focused work to address emotional patterns, coping skills, and relationship dynamics. As a therapist and coach, he aims to empower clients to take practical steps toward more fulfilling, stable lives. Jeffrey frames change as a collaborative process and stands ready to support those prepared to begin that work.

Approaches That Translate Well to Online Therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationship patterns shape emotional responses and connection. It helps clients and couples explore trust, intimacy, and abandonment concerns to build more secure, fulfilling relationships.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a structured approach that identifies unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change them. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes by teaching strategies to reframe thinking and develop healthier habits.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness skills. It supports people who struggle with intense emotions, self-destructive patterns, or relationship conflicts by offering concrete tools to manage crisis moments and improve communication.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy itself. The therapist collaborates with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences and to select or combine methods that fit the situation. That process is joint and adaptive as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and access licensed professionals from home or work while working on skills, relationships, and emotional healing.