About Jessica
Jessica Wansley is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people find steadiness during stressful times. She offers direct, respectful care and aims to help people live more in the present rather than being held back by past hurts or future worries. Jessica brings two decades of experience to conversations that feel real and grounded.
Her style is interactive and practical. Jessica draws on client-centered principles to hear each person’s priorities and on cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and patterns.
How Jessica works
She also uses mindfulness and narrative methods to help people reconnect to their values and reframe painful stories. For those affected by trauma, she incorporates trauma-focused approaches to guide healing with care. Sessions typically focus on clear goals and small, achievable steps.
Jessica works with concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy-related issues, anger, low self-esteem, career concerns, and coping with life changes. She also attends to deeper themes like attachment, abandonment, family of origin problems, and codependency. Her background includes long experience in mental health settings in the U.S. and abroad.
Jessica's LCSW credential stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker and reflects her clinical training and practice in Tennessee. People find Jessica's approach straightforward and compassionate, with an emphasis on practical tools and honest conversation. She aims to tailor the plan to each person’s needs and goals, helping them make steady progress toward a more manageable daily life.
Jessica lists 5 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
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Tennessee |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Jessica often blends client-centered methods with cognitive behavioral techniques. Client-centered work means the conversation centers on a person’s goals and values, with the therapist listening closely and adapting the plan to what matters most. Cognitive behavioral techniques focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying small behavior changes to reduce anxiety or depressive patterns.She also uses mindfulness practices to help people notice their thoughts and sensations without getting swept away. Mindfulness can be useful for stress, anxiety, and recurring negative thinking. These approaches are chosen to fit the concern at hand rather than sticking to one rigid method.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client decide together which methods feel most useful based on needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process includes checking in and adjusting techniques over time to make sure they are helping.
Online therapy offers practical benefits like flexible scheduling and easier access from different locations. Video calls let people work face to face when that matters, phone sessions can be less demanding on bandwidth, and live chat or text-based messaging can provide quick check-ins or support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit regular sessions into a busy life while using approaches such as client-centered care, CBT, or mindfulness in ways that suit each person.
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