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Jessica Gerson, LICSW, LCSW

Based in Massachusetts Online sessions

Compassionate practical support for parenting and life changes

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Years in practice
12
Credentials
LICSW, LCSW
Licensed in
Louisiana, Massachusetts
Languages
English
Focus
Stress, Anxiety
Focus
LGBT
Focus
Parenting issues
About

About Jessica

Jessica Gerson is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with 12 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting challenges. She works with people facing relationship strain, grief, trauma, sleep problems, ADHD, and concerns related to gender and sexuality. Her approach aims to be practical and compassionate for caregivers and parents who feel overwhelmed.

Jessica blends practical skill-building with listening. She focuses on building a strong working relationship first.

Background and approach

From there she helps people develop tools they can use day to day. She avoids one-size-fits-all solutions and tailors strategies to each person's life. Her toolbox includes techniques from cognitive behavioral work to acceptance-based and client-centered methods.

Sessions may involve identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, practicing new behaviors, and clarifying personal values. Jessica also draws on psychodynamic ideas and brief solution-focused steps when those fit the goal. Jessica emphasizes concrete skills for parents, like managing intense emotions, setting boundaries, and reducing household stress.

She also supports people navigating gender identity, sexual concerns including kink and alternative sex culture, fertility questions, and family of origin issues. She uses straightforward language and short-term goals when helpful. She holds an MA and maintains licensure as LICSW and LCSW in applicable jurisdictions.

Jessica practices from Massachusetts and conducts sessions in English. Her work aims to leave people with a clearer plan and usable tools to handle both current problems and future bumps in the road.

Focus areas and approaches

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.

Approaches Jessica lists

Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.

Online support

Approaches you can use online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters most to you and taking small, values-guided steps toward those things. It helps with anxiety, stress, and life transitions by teaching practical ways to act even when emotions are strong.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It uses short exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and to build new habits, which can help with sleep, anxiety, depression, and ADHD-related challenges.

Jessica treats finding the right approach as a team effort. She will talk with you about your goals and try different methods to see what fits. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to parenting struggles, relationship concerns, or identity questions.

Online therapy here offers flexible ways to connect: video calls for deeper conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth is limited, live chat for brief check-ins, and text-based messaging for quick support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins during work breaks, and let people choose whether to be on camera.
Questions

Questions people ask about Jessica

What concerns does Jessica focus on?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, relationship and family problems, trauma, grief, sleep issues, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, and related concerns.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is warm and collaborative with an emphasis on building a trusting relationship and then teaching practical tools people can use between sessions.

What experience does she bring?

She has 12 years of clinical experience and draws on both professional work and personal experience with anxiety and depression to guide her approach.

Where is she based and what are her credentials?

She practices in Massachusetts and holds MA LICSW and LA LCSW credentials as listed in her profile.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How does payment and cost work?

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, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.

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