About Jessica
Jessica Sorbello helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, anger, and low self-esteem. She also supports those dealing with relationship or family problems, trauma and abuse, intimacy or body image concerns, eating or sleeping difficulties, and mood disorders such as bipolar and depression. Jessica is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - based in New York with 11 years of experience.
Her approach is straightforward and person-focused. She creates space for clients to talk through feelings without judgment.
How Jessica works
Sessions emphasize understanding emotions and learning new coping skills. Jessica encourages small, practical steps toward change rather than quick fixes. Therapy often blends talk therapy with techniques that help reshape thoughts and behaviors.
She uses client-centered methods to follow each person’s priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy methods are used to identify thinking patterns that make problems worse, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy ideas help with emotional regulation and impulsivity. Mindfulness practices are introduced to help reduce reactivity and increase calm.
Motivational Interviewing is used when people want help finding internal reasons to change behaviors like substance use or unhealthy habits. The pace and tools are adjusted to fit each person’s needs. Jessica focuses on building practical skills for everyday life.
She guides people through grief, life transitions, parenting stress, career strain, and challenges connected to ADHD and impulsivity. Her style is warm, steady, and goal-oriented to help clients move toward better functioning and greater self-understanding.
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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
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How Jessica’s approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy centers sessions around the person’s goals and experiences, letting the therapist follow what matters most and offer supportive reflection. This approach helps people feel heard and helps shape practical next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and problematic habits. It is practical work that can include short exercises between sessions and clear skills to practice.Finding the right approach is collaborative. Jessica will talk with each person about their goals, strengths, and preferences and then suggest a mix of methods that fit. She adapts techniques over time based on what is helping and what isn’t so that therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online formats offered include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions are useful for longer, in-depth work while phone calls can fit a shorter check-in or lower bandwidth needs. Live chat and text allow more frequent, brief reflections or check-ins between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep momentum between meetings.
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