About Jaye Kelly-Johnston, PhD(c), LPC-S

Jaye Kelly-Johnston, PhD(c), LPC-S, CMS-CHT, FIBH
Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor in Texas, License #15145
Founder, Kelly-Johnston Counseling, PLLC, Conroe, TX

Mission statement: In the service of humanity, one person at a time.

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor and certified clinical hypnotherapist with more than 30 years of experience in mental health. Since opening Kelly-Johnston Counseling in December 2017, I have offered counseling and hypnotherapy in Conroe and by telehealth across Texas. My passion is helping individuals and families through quality, professional psychotherapy and hypnotherapy at reasonable and affordable rates.

Experience

I began working in psychiatric hospitals in 1990. Before opening my private practice, I spent 20 years at The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD (formerly MHMRA) in Houston as a Licensed Mental Health Practitioner, including:

• Crisis Intervention Response Team (CIRT): In 2008 I helped create CIRT, riding with Houston Police officers and partnering with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office to respond to mental health crisis calls, including people who were suicidal, acutely psychotic, or in hostage situations. I am trained by the FBI in hostage negotiation and crisis de-escalation.
• Crisis Residential and Crisis Counseling Units: Clinical Team Leader, providing clinical and administrative supervision to a team of counselors and offering individual, family, and play therapy.
• Psychiatric emergency services: Five years in the Neuropsychiatric Center’s psychiatric emergency room, serving children, adolescents, and adults with assessment, diagnosis, and crisis intervention.

I have also taught psychology and sociology for many years as an adjunct instructor at Lone Star College. See my full work history and education.

Education and Credentials

• PhD candidate, dual degree in Psychology and Theology, Liberty University (in progress)
• Master of Psychology, Sam Houston State University
• Master of Sociology, University of Houston
• Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor (LPC-S), State of Texas, License #15145
• Certified Medical Support Clinical Hypnotherapist (CMS-CHT), Hypnotherapy Academy of America, 500 hours of training
• Fellow of the International Board of Hypnotherapy (FIBH)

How I Work

By partnering hypnotherapy with psychotherapy, I help clients heal faster, overcome difficult situations, and find fresh perspectives about themselves and the world around them. If you’ve been working hard to change your life, trying everything but still struggling, this combination offers another avenue to explore. Feel free to ask me about my theoretical orientation, practices, education, training, or experience.

My Philosophy

I strive to be a Word-filled, Spirit-empowered disciple of Jesus Christ. For God’s glory, I seek to help others with humility and compassion. I support people as they face life’s challenges and help them find emotional, spiritual, and relational transformation.

My vision is to support positive change in people’s lives: to help them overcome challenges, heal past wounds, and live fuller lives. There is a close and wise link between your mind, body, and spirit, and that link must be honored for real healing and change to happen. I believe every human life is unique. Each person is created in the image of God, and each one of us is here on purpose: to express life fully, passionately, and purposefully, and to experience true joy.

My beliefs and philosophy act only as a guide. Whether you want to quit a bad habit, resolve past hurts, lose weight, feel more confident, or change anything else about yourself, it is the wisdom within you that causes that positive change to occur. I offer a safe, nonjudgmental environment where we work together to reach your goals.

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