About Jessica
Jessica Colangelo is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship strain. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Jessica encourages each person to bring their own goals and strengths to sessions.
She welcomes questions about how therapy might fit day-to-day life. Jessica works from a strengths-based view. She sees clients as the experts on their own story and uses that perspective to guide change.
How Jessica works
Sessions often include setting small goals, problem-solving, and practicing new ways of coping. She draws on cognitive behavioral tools to identify unhelpful thinking and solution-focused ideas to map next steps. Her approach also pays attention to emotions and attachment.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name and work through feelings that get in the way of connection or confidence. Motivational Interviewing is used when people want to find personal reasons to change and stay motivated. With 12 years of experience in Massachusetts, Jessica has worked across a range of concerns including grief, self-esteem, career questions, and social anxiety.
She supports people dealing with abandonment themes, loneliness, and struggles around life purpose. Sessions are offered in English and are available through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Jessica aims to make therapy approachable and focused on what matters most to each person.
Jessica lists 5 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
- Family conflicts
- Career difficulties
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Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Massachusetts |
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Online support options
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy is built around listening and reflecting what matters most to the person. Online sessions use that same focus to help clients clarify goals and feel understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical skills for anxiety, depression, and stress. Exercises and skill practice can be done between sessions and reviewed during video or messaging contacts.Jessica also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people recognize and name important feelings that affect relationships and self-worth. That work can happen through video conversations where expressions and tone are visible, or through phone and messaging when people prefer less visual contact. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together; she will help clients choose methods that match their goals, needs, and personal preferences in a collaborative way.
Online therapy offers flexibility for different schedules and situations. Video calls are useful for real-time interaction and visual cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is handy for short check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection or brief coaching between appointments. These formats make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life while keeping therapeutic progress moving forward.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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