Jeanie Staub

Jeanie Staub is an Arkansas licensed professional counselor with 30 years of experience helping people handle a wide range of concerns. She works with people facing addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, depression, stress, anxiety, LGBT issues, relationship and family problems, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strain, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and other life changes. She approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.

Jeanie keeps conversations focused and practical. She tailors the session pace and topics to each person’s needs. Talks often include concrete coping skills, ways to manage strong feelings, and steps to improve day-to-day functioning. Her style is direct but warm, aimed at helping people make steady progress.

Over three decades Jeanie has worked with people affected by abandonment, attachment or communication problems, chronic pain and illness, codependency, dissociation, substance misuse, divorce and related family-of-origin issues. She helps people untangle patterns and build new habits. Her approach draws on both short-term goal work and deeper skill building.

Jeanie uses methods such as client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness practices, and solution-focused techniques. Sessions emphasize what will be useful at home and in daily life. She adjusts tools to match each person’s goals and abilities.

Taking a first step can feel hard, and Jeanie offers a calm, steady presence through that process. She supports people as they try new ways of coping and find clearer paths forward.

Approaches that guide online sessions and goals

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The therapist follows the client's lead, offering empathy and space to name problems and priorities. This approach helps people who need a supportive environment to clarify what matters to them.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches ways to spot unhelpful thoughts and change them. It uses practical exercises and homework to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and problematic behaviors. CBT is often useful when someone wants step-by-step strategies to manage moods and actions.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes skills for handling intense emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating distress. It combines behavior strategies with mindfulness practices and can help with anger, self-harm urges, or patterns that repeat in relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the client to choose methods that fit the person's goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions can mix approaches over time to match what proves most helpful.

Because the biography does not specify session formats, confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people join from different places. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and skills training to the online setting so progress continues even when in-person meetings are not possible.