Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Jessica works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Jessica
Jessica Busekist is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York who focuses on practical, person-centered support. She brings ten years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and life transitions. Jessica aims to meet clients where they are and let them guide the pace and goals of treatment.
She uses a client-centered approach that prioritizes each person's values and choices. That means sessions tend to be conversational, with room to set goals together and adjust strategies as needed.
Background and approach
Jessica also draws on EMDR to address traumatic memories and on motivational interviewing when people want help finding the motivation to change. Many people come for help with common concerns like parenting stress, grief, low self-esteem, or relationship and communication problems. She also supports those coping with chronic illness, caregiver strain, addiction issues, mood disorders, and compassion fatigue.
Anger is included among her focus areas and she helps people find ways to respond differently to intense feelings. In a typical session Jessica listens closely, asks questions to clarify what matters most, and offers concrete skills to try between meetings. Sessions can include practical tools for managing emotions, paced processing of difficult memories, or short-term solution work to resolve pressing problems.
She offers therapy in English and works with people from varied backgrounds. Clients meet with her via online formats that suit their schedules and needs, and the initial steps involve a short matching questionnaire followed by scheduling.
What Jessica works with
Everything Jessica lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Jessica's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Jessica lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on your goals and priorities, with the therapist following your lead and shaping sessions around what feels most useful. This approach works well online because it starts with clear conversations about what you want to change and then tries practical steps that fit your life.Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, often called EMDR, helps people process distressing memories that keep causing strong reactions. In online sessions EMDR can be adapted with guided eye movements or other bilateral stimulation while the therapist supports pacing and grounding through the call.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and make decisions together based on your needs, goals, and comfort level. That collaborative process may include trying a few different techniques and checking in about what helps most.
Online formats offer flexibility that fits busy lives. Video calls let you use visual and verbal cues for deeper conversation, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a work break, and live chat or text can provide shorter check-ins or ongoing support between appointments. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent and adaptable to changing schedules and needs.
Questions people ask about Jessica
What concerns does she focus on?
She helps with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, relationship and family issues, trauma, grief, parenting stress, and mood disorders among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are client-centered and collaborative. She listens first, helps set goals, and offers practical skills and techniques to try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience providing therapy in a range of settings and with people from varied backgrounds.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, licensed in New York.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment and scheduling work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule according to availability.