Dr. Skytina Felder-Jones, LMHC, LCPC

Dr. Skytina Felder-Jones is a licensed clinician with 20 years of experience. She holds the Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential and the Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor credential and practices from Idaho while also being licensed in Washington. She focuses on helping people facing addictions, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, and bipolar-related challenges. Her approach begins with treating each person as the expert in their own life. She looks for strengths clients already have and builds on them. Sessions aim to be practical and straightforward so people can try new ways of coping between visits. Dr. Felder-Jones uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and act on them. She uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at patterns in close relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques help address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. The work in sessions is collaborative. She supports people who want change and offers tools for managing strong emotions, cravings, or relationship conflict. Progress is paced to the client’s comfort and goals. With two decades of practice, she brings steady experience to complex concerns. People who want direct, respectful support and clear strategies for everyday problems often find this approach helpful.

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small, committed steps toward those values. It is often used to address avoidance, anxiety, and patterns that get in the way of meaningful goals. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationship patterns shape expectations and responses; it can help with relationship strain and trust issues. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering concrete exercises to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with clients to choose or combine methods based on personal goals, comfort, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. That collaborative process includes checking in and adjusting strategies as needs change.

Specific session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by removing commute time or allowing shorter check-ins during a break. They can also allow someone to work from a quieter place or avoid needing to be on camera if that helps them focus. Licensed professionals can tailor homework and exercises so they work between sessions and in daily routines.