- Years in practice
- 5
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Jessica
Jessica Erickson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri who helps people manage stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, depression, trauma and relationship concerns. She takes a warm, down-to-earth approach and aims to make sessions feel approachable. Jessica values each person's perspective and treats clients as experts on their own lives.
Her style mixes practical tools and listening. She often uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy alongside a client-centered way of working.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on small, usable steps that can make day-to-day life easier while also addressing deeper patterns. Jessica also draws on mindfulness and motivational interviewing to help people clarify values and stay motivated for change. That can look like learning simple coping skills for anxiety, practicing emotion regulation strategies, or breaking goals into manageable steps.
She adapts plans to fit what a person actually needs in their current life. Her background includes five years working as a counselor with a broad range of concerns. Jessica has experience supporting people dealing with grief, compassion fatigue, attachment issues, mood disorders, and trauma-related symptoms.
She works with issues connected to adoption and foster care, caregiving stress, and relationship struggles. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. Jessica aims for straightforward, compassionate care so people can begin making small changes that matter.
What Jessica works with
Everything Jessica lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Jessica helps people with.
- 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.
How Jessica Uses Practical Approaches Online
Jessica often draws from client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to guide online work. Client-centered therapy centers on the person's own experience and goals, with the therapist offering empathy and reflective listening to help clarify what matters most. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing small changes in behavior to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood.She also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy when emotion regulation and coping skills are needed. DBT techniques teach concrete skills for managing intense feelings and improving how someone responds in hard moments. Together these methods give both listening and practical tools for common concerns such as stress, parenting strain, grief, and trauma reactions.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Jessica will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, preferences, and daily routines. She adapts skills and homework to what will realistically fit into a client's life and checks in regularly to make sure the plan is helpful.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversations and skill practice, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging supports short ongoing contact. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules, different time zones, and varied daily demands.
Questions people ask about Jessica
What concerns does Jessica address in sessions?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, depression, trauma and many relationship or mood-related issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm and down-to-earth, combining listening with practical skills that clients can use between sessions.
What kind of professional background does she have?
Jessica has five years of counseling experience working with a broad range of concerns and life stages.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Missouri.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What formats are offered for sessions?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
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 Jessica?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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