About Jacob
Jacob "Jake" Willard is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Oklahoma with four years of clinical experience. He aims to create a calm, steady space where people can talk about what they're facing and begin to feel more like themselves. Jake focuses on the whole of a person's experience rather than isolating one symptom.
He listens for patterns in relationships, family background, and personal history to understand how those things shape current struggles.
Background and approach
Many clients bring concerns like stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or challenges tied to ADHD and intimacy. In session Jake leans on psychodynamic ideas to trace how past experiences influence present behavior. He also draws from attachment-based and client-centered approaches to build a warm, collaborative relationship.
Conversations are meant to be honest and practical, not full of jargon. People often seek Jake's help for relationship and family problems, communication breakdowns, feelings of emptiness, and impulsivity. He also supports those dealing with trauma and abuse, shame, or compassion fatigue.
Sessions aim to identify patterns and try small, achievable changes that fit daily life. Jake encourages a steady, paced start to therapy for anyone who feels uncertain about the process. He invites people to begin with a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session when they're ready.
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns shape current bonds and trust. Online sessions let a therapist and client talk through how attachment shows up now and practice new ways of relating in real time. Client-centered therapy centers the client's own experience and priorities, with the therapist offering nonjudgmental listening and reflection to help clarify goals and values.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Jake will listen to your goals and needs, try an approach, and adjust based on what helps you most. He treats the first few sessions as a chance to find the fit that feels right rather than as a fixed plan.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls are close to in-person conversation and work well for deeper dialogue. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat or text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options help make therapy fit into busy days and different routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Oklahoma
- Languages
- English
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