About Jessica
Jessica Fernandez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana. She brings seven years of experience working with adults who face stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and trauma. Jessica speaks plainly and aims to make first steps feel manageable for worried parents and busy people.
Her approach centers on listening closely and treating each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Sessions focus on what matters to the client and on building practical steps to feel better.
How Jessica works
Jessica adapts conversations and plans to match each person's situation rather than using a one-size-fits-all script. She uses techniques from client-centered therapy to follow the client's lead and build a trusting working relationship. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used when people want concrete tools to change thoughts and habits that contribute to anxiety or depression.
Solution-focused ideas help set short-term goals and notice what works sooner. Jessica also draws on existential therapy to help people clarify values and meaning during major life changes. Typical concerns she helps address include parenting stress, family conflict, intimacy and LGBT-related issues, eating struggles, anger, self-esteem, career questions, and ADHD-related challenges.
Sessions can include talk, skill practice, and goal-setting. Her style is direct but warm. She encourages small steps and measures progress along the way.
If someone is ready to begin, she guides them through the initial steps of scheduling and planning the first sessions.
Jessica lists 4 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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Louisiana |
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Online support options
How approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's lead to build trust and understanding. Online sessions using this approach give space for people to tell their story and set the pace for change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, offers concrete tools to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors; online CBT can include short exercises, thought records, and homework between sessions to track progress.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and choose methods that match those needs. That decision is collaborative and may change as therapy moves forward to keep the focus practical and useful.
Online formats offer flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls let people talk face-to-face and use visual cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not preferred, and live chat or text-based messaging can support quick check-ins or ongoing skill practice. These options make it easier to fit sessions into work or family routines and to keep consistent momentum between appointments.
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A practical next step
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