About Jessica
Jessica Messersmith-Miller uses a client-centered approach that puts each person's goals first. She listens without judgement and helps people set clear, realistic steps toward change. Jessica is a Licensed Independent Social Worker - LISW in Ohio and brings 16 years of experience to her work.
She often combines practical strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy with mindfulness skills. That mix helps people reduce anxious thoughts and build steady routines. Motivational interviewing is part of her style when someone is working on sobriety or other behavior change.
How Jessica works
Jessica works with a wide range of concerns. Common focuses include addiction, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, relationship struggles, parenting stress, anger, and career issues. She also helps with ADHD, bipolar concerns, compassion fatigue, and coping with major life changes.
Her background includes experience in inpatient and outpatient counseling, hospitals, hospice, jails, and alternative education settings. She has led groups, support sessions, and individual therapy over many years. This variety gives her practical insight into different kinds of challenges.
Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Jessica encourages people to name one small goal at the start and build from there. She collaborates with each person to develop a plan that fits their life 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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LISW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Ohio |
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Online support options
Approach-driven online care that fits your life
Jessica blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness in online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, understanding your perspective, and shaping goals together to match what matters most to you. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches hands-on strategies to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, and addictive behaviors. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and regulate emotions, useful for stress, grief, and trauma.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Jessica will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made, keeping the work practical and goal oriented.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversational work and seeing nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option and work well for check-ins. Live chat or text messaging lets people fit short check-ins or homework support into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and to use therapy in ways that match real-life schedules.
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