- Solution-focused
- Skills-oriented
- Collaborative care
About Jessica
Her background includes many years supporting people with significant mental health needs in settings such as transitional housing and a jail. That work involved crisis intervention, intake evaluations, and assessing suicide ideation. She also collaborated with medical providers and worked alongside officers to better understand behavioral concerns.
In clinical practice Jessica draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people recognize patterns and practice new skills. She also uses mindfulness and solution-focused strategies to build short-term plans and reduce overwhelming emotions. Sessions tend to emphasize clear steps and homework that fit into daily life.
Jessica has experience as a mobile therapist, a behavioral specialist consultant, and a supervisor of a family support program. Those roles shaped her focus on practical problem solving and coordination with other providers. She welcomes the chance to meet people outside institutional settings to work on a broader range of concerns.
People who choose her can expect a direct, skills-based approach that targets symptoms like panic, compulsions, substance use challenges, jealousy, and grief. Jessica aims to help people find manageable changes they can keep using after sessions end.
Approaches that translate well to remote work
Jessica commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, panic, and compulsions. DBT emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills to manage intense feelings and impulsive behaviors.She also incorporates mindfulness and solution-focused practices to keep sessions grounded and action-oriented. Mindfulness builds simple exercises to help with rumination and stress. Solution-focused work helps people set small, concrete goals they can try between meetings. The therapist will work together with each person to pick which mix of approaches feels most useful based on goals and life demands.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the specific session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Many people find remote sessions help fit therapy into busy schedules, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and make it easier to practice skills in real-life settings. Therapists and licensed professionals can adapt CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques to virtual work so that sessions stay practical and goal-directed.
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Experience
25+ years
Credentials
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, addiction, trauma, relationship issues, grief, sleeping and eating problems, ADHD, anger, and related concerns such as jealousy and compulsions.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and skills-based, using cognitive behavioral and dialectical strategies plus mindfulness and solution-focused tools to build short-term plans and coping skills.
What experience does she bring?
She has 25 years of experience, including work in transitional housing, jail settings, mobile therapy, behavioral consulting, and program supervision.
Which credentials and location apply?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Pennsylvania and practices in that state.
Are sessions available in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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