Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
How Jessica works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Jessica
Jessica Erickson is a Licensed Professional Counselor with five years of clinical experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and anger. Jessica aims to create a calm, respectful space where clients can talk through what matters most to them.
She uses straightforward methods that focus on real-life changes. Sessions are warm and down-to-earth, and she often brings a sense of humor when it fits the situation.
Background and approach
Jessica treats each person as the expert on their own life and builds plans around their goals. Her approach blends client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and dialectical behavior therapy. That mix supports emotional regulation, clearer thinking, and practical coping skills.
She also uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing tools when they suit a person’s needs. Jessica has helped people manage parenting strain, caregiver stress, relationship and intimacy issues, and complicated grief. She also works with concerns such as self-esteem, body image, abandonment, attachment challenges, and mood disorders.
Her background includes supporting people affected by domestic violence, divorce, and trauma-related dissociation. Sessions are offered in English and she is licensed in Missouri as an LPC. Jessica accepts international clients and provides several online formats so people can choose what works best for their schedule and situation.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jessica lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-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.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Jessica combines client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral techniques to help people manage current problems and change unhelpful patterns. Client-centered work focuses on listening closely and reflecting what matters to the client so they feel understood. Cognitive behavioral work targets specific thoughts and behaviors, teaching practical tools to reduce anxiety, depression, and anger.She also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Those skills are useful when strong emotions get in the way of daily life or relationships. Together these approaches help people build steady coping strategies and clearer decision-making in a collaborative way.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jessica will talk with each person about goals and preferences and tailor techniques to fit their needs. She treats the process as a partnership and checks in to adjust plans as progress is made.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexible options. Video works well for in-depth conversation and visual cues, phone is helpful when bandwidth is limited, live chat or messaging can be used for shorter check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy days and different time zones.
Questions people ask about Jessica
What concerns does Jessica help with?
Jessica supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and relationship or intimacy issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm, direct, and practical. She treats people as experts in their own lives and uses plain conversation and occasional humor.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of experience working as a counselor with a range of concerns and life situations.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - licensed in Missouri.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.