Therapist profile
Jimia Stokes, LPC
Texas
Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Stress
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- CredentialsLPC
- LicenseLPC, Texas / 85013
- NPI1174064026
- Experience5 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationTexas
About
- stress management
- anger coping skills
- addiction support
About Jimia
Jimia Stokes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas with five years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are managing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, low self-esteem, depression, and anger. Sessions also address trauma and abuse, grief, career concerns, bipolar mood patterns, ADHD, and HIV/AIDS related issues.
Her approach is practical and person-focused. She does not use a single method for everyone. Instead she adapts the work to what each person brings and the goals they name. Meetings involve talking through current problems, learning coping skills, and planning small steps that are realistic to try between sessions.
Jimia pays attention to how everyday pressures affect mood and behavior. She helps people notice patterns that lead to snapping, resentment, avoidance, or substance use. Then she and the client pick strategies to reduce reactivity, manage urges, and rebuild trust in relationships.
When someone is coping with grief, trauma, or big life changes, she supports paced work that balances immediate relief with longer term skill building. For clients dealing with HIV or AIDS she addresses the practical and emotional layers that often come together with health concerns.
Her style is straightforward and goal oriented. She encourages small experiments in life between sessions and checks what is or is not helpful. To begin, readers are asked to use the site matching steps to schedule a first session and describe the concerns they want to address.
How sessions work
Evidence-based techniques and online sessions
Two evidence-based therapeutic techniques she uses are practical skill teaching and paced exposure to difficult feelings. Practical skill teaching focuses on concrete tools - breathing, coping steps, and behavior changes - that reduce reactivity and help manage anger or cravings in the moment. Paced exposure involves gradually facing upsetting memories or situations in a controlled way so they cause less distress over time.She treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. The therapist listens to the person’s goals and preferences, then suggests methods to try. Progress is checked together and adjustments are made when something is not working well.
The original biography does not specify which online formats are offered, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals often use these practical benefits to help people practice new skills in real-world routines and keep therapy manageable alongside daily responsibilities.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which problems does she help with most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, self-esteem, depression, anger, trauma and abuse, grief, career concerns, bipolar, coping with life changes, ADHD, and HIV / AIDS.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She adapts methods to the person rather than using one fixed model. Sessions focus on talking about current problems, learning practical coping skills, and planning small steps to try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of professional work experience as a counselor.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
She does accept international clients and conducts sessions in English.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.