Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
How Jessica works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Jessica
Jessica Mangan is a Licensed Professional Counselor with two decades of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, grief, and life changes. She greets each new client with a straightforward, compassionate approach. Jessica aims to make the first step feel less intimidating and more like a beginning of practical work.
She has a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Western Michigan University and has practiced across settings such as crisis units, mental health centers, and correctional facilities.
Background and approach
That range of experience shaped a practical style that blends teaching with hands-on tools. Sessions focus on building insight, learning immediate coping strategies, and developing stronger emotion regulation skills. Jessica often uses cognitive behavioral methods to identify unhelpful thoughts and change behavior.
She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills for managing intense emotion, and mindfulness to help people notice their reactions without getting swept away. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques help clarify goals and make small, doable changes. Her style is direct and human.
She aims to create a relaxed space where people can be honest and try new approaches without being judged. Jessica has also worked as a staff trainer and in leadership, which informs how she structures sessions and teaches new skills.
People typically work with her on concerns like relationships, intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, compassion fatigue, career strain, bipolar disorder, depression, and questions about life purpose. She focuses on practical tools and steady progress, helping clients build useful habits they can keep using after sessions end.
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
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
Approaches Jessica lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- 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 these approaches work in online sessions
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. In online sessions this often looks like identifying patterns, setting small homework tasks, and tracking progress between meetings.Dialectical Behavior Therapy focuses on skills for managing strong emotions and improving distress tolerance. Online work uses brief skills practice, role-play, and step-by-step coaching to build emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness over time.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past, then choose methods together. That collaborative decision can shift as needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video is useful for deeper conversation and skills training, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat or text work well for quick check-ins and shorter coaching exchanges. Those options make therapy more flexible around work, caregiving, and daily life while still focusing on practical skill-building.
Questions people ask about Jessica
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people managing stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar and depression, and life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is direct, honest, and practical. Sessions focus on building insight, learning coping strategies, and practicing tools that can be used right away.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 20 years of professional experience, including work in crisis units, mental health centers, and correctional facilities, plus roles in leadership and staff training.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Western Michigan University, and she practices in Michigan.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule appointments based on the therapist's availability.