About Jessica
Jessica Hartmann helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and major life changes. She also supports people facing parenting challenges, relationship strain, ADHD-related concerns, and issues related to adoption, attachment, and caregiving. Jessica works with a range of health and reproductive concerns including cancer, fertility struggles, pregnancy and postpartum challenges, and chronic illness-related stress.
Jessica earned her Master of Social Work from Simmons School of Social Work in 2017.
How Jessica works
She received her Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker credential - LICSW - in Massachusetts in 2020. Her clinical work spans legal settings, hospitals, primary care, schools, and community agencies. She draws on eight years of practice and everyday life experience to shape her care.
Her style is client-centered and straightforward. She takes time to understand each person’s situation before suggesting approaches. Sessions focus on practical strategies for coping, small behavior changes, and making day-to-day life more manageable.
She blends attachment-focused thinking with cognitive and trauma-informed methods when they fit the person’s needs. Jessica aims to empower people to make choices that match their values and goals. She talks through options, teaches tools for calming and problem solving, and helps people track progress.
Her goal is to help clients build skills they can use after therapy ends. People who choose Jessica can expect warm, direct conversation and collaborative planning. She balances listening with clear suggestions.
The work is paced to fit each person’s readiness and priorities.
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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
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- LGBT
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Massachusetts |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds influence current relationships. It helps people understand patterns in attachment and improve how they connect with others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems going. It is useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and many day-to-day struggles. Trauma-Focused Therapy centers on processing past traumatic events and teaching coping tools to reduce their impact on current life.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about goals, preferences, and past experiences to decide which methods to use. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Online therapy with Jessica is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer talk sessions. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, homework, or when typing feels easier. These options make therapy easier to fit into work, caregiving, and medical schedules while keeping the focus on practical skills and progress.
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