About Jessica
Jessica Peres is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in New Jersey who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and trauma. She brings nine years of experience to sessions and speaks English and Portuguese. Jessica aims to create a calm, straightforward environment where people can talk through hard moments and set practical goals.
Her work emphasizes understanding how past relationships shape present behavior. She uses attachment-focused ideas to help people see patterns that affect intimacy and trust.
How Jessica works
That perspective pairs with cognitive and mindfulness tools to change unhelpful thoughts and manage strong emotions. Sessions are collaborative and goal-oriented. Jessica listens first, then helps people try small experiments and new skills between meetings.
She often combines client-centered support with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches. Jessica also focuses on issues that show up around relationships and self-image. This includes abandonment and attachment concerns, body image, codependency, communication problems, and intimacy-related struggles.
She works with people dealing with addiction, recovery, divorce, and family stress as individual concerns. People who come to her often want clear, usable steps and steady emotional support. Jessica helps clients build coping skills, improve communication, and reconnect with their values.
Her style is warm, direct, and practical, aimed at everyday change rather than jargon.
Jessica lists 9 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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English, Portuguese |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Jersey |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How attachment work and skills translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people recognize repeated ways of reacting in relationships and find new ways to feel safer and more connected. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behaviors, and teaches practical tools to change unhelpful thinking and reduce anxiety or depression. Mindfulness Therapy teaches ways to notice thoughts and sensations without getting swept away, which can help with stress, anger, and cravings.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will listen to the client’s goals, try different methods, and adjust as work progresses. Together they decide which combination of attachment work, CBT, or mindfulness best fits the person’s needs and preferences.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that matters, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short check-ins, skill practice, or when writing feels easier than talking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or travel and let people keep momentum between meetings.
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A practical next step
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