About Jessica
Jessica Hanson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and family concerns. She also supports people facing trauma, parenting strain, sleep problems, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and life transitions. Jessica aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk through hard moments and find clearer ways forward.
Jessica uses straightforward, practical methods in sessions. She draws from cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Background and approach
She also uses client-centered listening to make sure people feel heard before moving to skill-building. Her background includes ten years of clinical experience working with adults and caregivers, including supporting those dealing with dementia, mood-related issues, and serious medical changes.
That work led her to focus on grief and loss, including pet loss and the special challenges of chronic or terminal care for animals. In sessions Jessica helps people develop coping tools for day-to-day life. This can include stress-management strategies, communication skills, and routines to improve sleep and mood.
She works with clients to set small, realistic goals and practices that fit their lives. Jessica holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, LCSW, and maintains practice in Wisconsin. Her approach blends clinical methods with practical coaching so people can try new ways of handling old problems.
She encourages steady progress and realistic expectations.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, grief, and adjusting to life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the relationships between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change patterns that cause distress. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and mood regulation. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape patterns of relating now and can help with relationship struggles, abandonment worries, and communication problems.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Jessica will listen to your goals, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust as you go. Clients often try one approach and then add techniques from others to match what’s working in real life.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let you work face to face; phone sessions can be a shorter check-in or easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging make it simple to check in between sessions or when you need brief support. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and different routines while working with a licensed professional.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin, California
- Languages
- English