About Jessica
Jessica Paletta is a licensed clinical social worker who brings seven years of direct practice to her work with individuals. She offers steady support for people facing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, depression, and major life changes. Jessica also helps clients dealing with grief, trauma, addictions, sleeping problems, and compassion fatigue.
Her background includes substantial experience supporting parents of children with developmental delays and disabilities. She has worked with people managing maternal mental health concerns and parenting stress.
Background and approach
Those experiences shaped a practical, down-to-earth style she uses in sessions. Jessica is pursuing a doctorate in Behavioral Health at Arizona State University, which informs her use of current research and evidence-based practices. She combines that knowledge with hands-on experience to tailor plans to each person’s needs.
In sessions she focuses on respect, sensitivity, and collaboration. She helps people set realistic goals and practices skills they can use between meetings. The approach is plain and practical - talk things through, try new strategies, and adjust as needed.
Clients can expect a calm, nonjudgmental space where their concerns are taken seriously. Jessica aims to help people build insight, strengthen coping, and move toward more balance. She works from her Utah licensure as an LCSW while continuing doctoral study to expand her clinical perspective.
Evidence-based approaches and online care options
Jessica integrates evidence-based therapeutic techniques with a practical focus on daily life. She draws on approaches that build coping skills and address trauma. One approach focuses on teaching concrete coping strategies for anxiety and stress, helping people respond differently to strong emotions and regain a sense of control. Another approach targets trauma and abuse by pacing work carefully and building safety and stabilization before moving into deeper material; this helps when memories or intense feelings interfere with daily functioning.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan based on what feels most helpful over time.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and exercises. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins and ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to meet consistently and continue progress even when life is busy.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Utah, Idaho, Montana, Colorado
- Languages
- English