Jillayna Adamson, MA, LPC, LMHC, EMDR Certified Psychotherapist

Welcome! I am a Clinical Mental Health Therapist, mama, writer, and activist! I work with adults (men/women/nonbinary), teens and families. I have specialty areas in women/motherhood, teens/young adults and suicide, the LGBTQIA community, and cross-cultural work. I am EMDR Certified, LGBTQIA trained, affirming and Sex Positive.

I am currently located in St. Louis, Missouri and am seeing patients in-person. I am licensed in Florida and Missouri and available remotely via Teletherapy.

Areas of Focus:

Teens and Families

Pre-Adolescent and Adolescent Depression, Anxiety and Suicide Ideation, LGBTQIA and gender/sexuality questioning, and uniqueness and belonging.

Family therapy, or parent and child relational therapy with kids and/or teenagers

Children struggling with gender/sexual identity or questioning, or uniqueness and belonging

Motherhood and Parenting

Parenting, New Motherhood and the Motherhood experience, including Postpartum Depression/Anxiety, and parenting transitions across the lifespan.

Women’s Issues

(AKA: Everyone’s issues!) Women, Identity, empowerment, sexuality and healing from oppressive and patriarchal structures

Identity, Sexuality, Growth, Empowerment and Transitions

Identity Development, Self-Exploration, Growth, and Empowerment across the lifespan accompanied by healing from Trauma. This includes LGBTQIA, gender-inclusive, and Sex Positive orientations, including CNM and ENM identities. All genders welcome.

Cross-Cultural Mental Health

Cross-cultural mental wellness, trauma and healing including human rights and minority struggles with refugees and immigrants

Types of Therapy I Do:

Psychodynamic therapy

Certified EMDR Therapist

Expressive Arts and Narrative Therapy

Family Therapy and solutions in Parenting

IFS, CBT, DBT, Mindfulness Practice