About Jessica
Jessica Bolin Edwards is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Tennessee. She brings eight years of practice to sessions and focuses on clear, practical support for everyday struggles. Jessica aims to be warm and direct with clients so people can talk about what matters most.
Her main approaches include client-centered work and cognitive behavioral techniques. She also uses EMDR for trauma, mindfulness for stress, and motivational interviewing to support change.
How Jessica works
Jessica adapts methods to match each person's situation rather than following a single script. Jessica has worked in residential programs, mobile crisis teams, outpatient clinics, and in-home settings. That variety means she has experience with different levels of need and types of challenges.
Her background includes supporting people after physical trauma and emotional abuse. Common concerns she focuses on are anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, parenting stress, relationship and family conflict, life transitions, and complex trauma. She also helps with addiction concerns, grief, anger, bipolar care, compassion fatigue, ADHD, adoption and foster care issues, and attachment concerns.
Sessions are collaborative and goal oriented. Jessica works with each person to set concrete steps and practical tools. She aims to reduce stigma and treat people with respect, sensitivity, and compassion while helping them move toward their goals.
Jessica lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Jessica works with
The areas below are the ones Jessica selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Tennessee |
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Online support options
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's experience. In online sessions this looks like asking about what matters most, reflecting back what is said, and shaping conversations around the client's priorities to build trust and understanding.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and then practices concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. Online work can include thought records, behavioral experiments, and homework you can complete between sessions to track progress.
EMDR is a trauma-focused method that helps process distressing memories through guided attention and bilateral stimulation. When done online, the therapist guides the steps and pacing and adjusts techniques to suit the remote format and each person's comfort level.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with clients to choose or combine methods that match goals, preferences, and the issue at hand. This is a joint decision and can be adjusted as therapy progresses.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and real-time exercises. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging work well for brief check-ins, quick skill practice, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options help people fit care into busy lives and keep continuity when schedules change.
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