About Jessica
Jessica Drennen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in North Carolina with 14 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, depression, and issues around self-esteem and identity. Jessica is comfortable talking about difficult topics and aims to make the work feel manageable.
She focuses on practical next steps and steady progress. Her approach centers on listening and responding to what each person brings. Jessica uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow the client’s lead and build trust.
How Jessica works
She combines that with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful patterns and try new ways of thinking and acting. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used when emotions feel overwhelming or intense. Mindfulness techniques are taught to help people stay grounded in the present moment.
Motivational Interviewing helps clients find their own reasons and motivation to change. Jessica has supported people through relationship struggles, parenting stress, grief, eating and body image concerns, substance use, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and career or life transitions. She also addresses attachment, abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, communication problems, and caregiver stress.
Her work includes trauma, domestic violence, and recovery from natural or human-caused disasters. Sessions focus on clear goals, small skills that can be used between meetings, and honest conversation about values and barriers. Jessica aims to help people make meaningful shifts without overwhelming them.
Jessica lists 7 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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 14 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Jessica often blends Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online sessions. Client-Centered Therapy means the conversation follows what matters most to the client and builds a trusting working relationship. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, or problematic patterns.Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are also used when emotions run high or when people need tools for crisis moments. DBT teaches practical techniques for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. Jessica will work collaboratively to determine which approach or mix of approaches fits best based on the client’s goals and preferences.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules and different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets, phone sessions can be a good shorter check-in or for low bandwidth, and live chat or text-based messaging can support quick processing or ongoing check-ins between sessions. These options let people fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving routines while still using evidence-based approaches.
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