About Jessica
Jessica Funk is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 12 years of experience working in California. She focuses on relationship and intimacy concerns, self-esteem, career challenges, addictions, trauma and abuse, and coping with major life changes. She uses straightforward, evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person.
Sessions are practical and goal-focused. Jessica listens closely and helps people set small steps they can try between appointments. Her work also covers sleep problems, depression, compassion fatigue, and issues tied to attachment, control, and communication.
How Jessica works
She helps people manage guilt, shame, impulsivity, jealousy, and problems after separation or infidelity. First responder stress and HIV/AIDS related concerns are also within her scope. Jessica emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in the therapy room.
She adapts conversations and treatment plans to match each person’s needs and life circumstances. The aim is to build useful strategies that fit day-to-day life. People often come for help deciding next steps in a career, rebuilding confidence, or recovering from trauma.
Jessica supports them through those changes and helps them find clearer direction and more consistent coping tools. Her approach balances practical skills with emotional understanding.
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.
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
How evidence-based methods work online
Jessica uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach teaches clear skills for handling relationship conflicts and improving communication by practicing new ways of talking and listening. Another approach targets mood, sleep, and coping by breaking problems into manageable steps and testing small behavior changes to see what helps.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That process may involve trying different techniques and adjusting plans as progress is made.
Online formats offer flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a longer session is helpful. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to send updates between sessions or check in without scheduling a full appointment. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, and other time demands.
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