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Jessica Katz, LMHC, LPC

Based in Utah Online sessions

Calm guidance for parents and adults

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Years in practice
21
Credentials
LMHC, LPC
Licensed in
Utah, Florida, Minnesota, Alabama, New York
Languages
English
Focus
Stress, Anxiety
Focus
Trauma and abuse
Focus
Parenting issues
About

About Jessica

Jessica Katz is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor with 21 years of experience. She supports adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting struggles, depression, and life transitions in Utah. Her tone is steady and direct, aimed at people who need practical help and clear next steps.

Jessica uses straightforward talk therapy alongside methods that address past wounds and current patterns. She helps people who struggle with attachment, abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, blended family challenges, and parenting strain.

Background and approach

She also works with those managing addictions, grief, anger, self-esteem, body image, and career concerns. Her counseling blends attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral tools, existential reflection, and EMDR when trauma processing is needed. Sessions focus on learning skills, naming patterns, and practicing different ways of responding.

Clients can expect a mix of gentle challenge and practical coaching aimed at daily life improvements. Jessica describes the therapeutic relationship as a dance where sometimes the client leads and sometimes she guides. She emphasizes patience, trust, and being kind to oneself while learning new coping skills.

That framing helps people move from surviving to managing and planning next steps. Before living in Utah she practiced in New York and Florida, bringing two decades of varied clinical experience. Her approach suits adults who want clear, compassionate guidance through parenting stresses, trauma recovery, and common life challenges.

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

How therapeutic approaches transfer to online care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current connections and reactions; online sessions help name those patterns and practice new ways of relating in daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it works well over video or phone when you want concrete tools to try between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Jessica will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That process can include trying skills-based CBT, processing trauma with EMDR, or exploring attachment dynamics, then adjusting course as needed.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared visual cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients share updates and get support between sessions without scheduling a full appointment. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, and daily routines while working with licensed professionals and therapists committed to practical, goal-focused care.
Questions

Questions people ask about Jessica

What concerns does Jessica commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, depression, and coping with life changes. Other focuses include addictions, grief, ADHD, relationship and family concerns, and body image.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style combines client-centered listening with practical cognitive-behavioral tools and trauma-focused methods. Sessions mix reflection, skills practice, and guided processing based on what the client needs.

How much experience does she have?

Jessica has 21 years of experience as a mental health counselor and has practiced in New York, Florida, and now Utah. That background includes work with trauma, attachment issues, and family transition concerns.

What credentials and region are listed?

She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and is based in Utah. License details provided include NY LMHC and AL LPC.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are offered?

Jessica meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model. The subscription can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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