About Jessica
Jessica McDaniel uses a practical, skills-based approach to help people move forward. She focuses on clear goals and small steps, and she encourages regular check-ins to track progress. Jessica holds LPC and LCPC credentials and brings 17 years of clinical experience to her work in Illinois.
She helps people manage stress and anxiety by teaching breathing and relaxation exercises and simple mindfulness practices. Jessica uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and to build healthier thinking patterns.
How Jessica works
She also draws on acceptance and commitment ideas to help people notice their values and take actions that matter to them. Her background includes work with depression, trauma and abuse, grief, and challenges around intimacy and relationships. Jessica supports people facing parenting strain, sleep and eating concerns, anger, career change, and bipolar disorder management.
She can also assist with ADHD-related coping and compassion fatigue from demanding roles. Sessions tend to be collaborative and straightforward. Jessica helps set realistic short-term goals while keeping attention on longer-term change.
She mixes skill teaching with conversational reflection so people leave each session with at least one practical thing to try. People often start by picking one or two problems to focus on. Over weeks and months they build routines that reduce worry, improve sleep, and help repair important relationships.
Jessica emphasizes steady progress and practical tools tailored to each person’s life.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Registers | LPC, LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 17 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
How Jessica’s Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice what matters to them and take action toward those values even when emotions are hard. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. It often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep, and eating concerns. Mindfulness Therapy focuses on present-moment awareness and simple practices to reduce rumination and improve emotional regulation.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jessica will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match goals and preferences. Sessions include checking what helps, adjusting techniques, and building a plan that fits daily life so progress feels manageable and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and skill coaching, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a short check-in, and messaging offers ongoing support between scheduled sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and maintain regular contact with licensed professionals.
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