Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Jerrica works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Jerrica
Jerrica Barksdale is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, and depression. She focuses on rebuilding self-esteem and guiding people through big life changes. Her style aims to be warm and straightforward so clients can feel understood and make steady progress.
She prefers a collaborative approach. Sessions cover how past experiences and current relationships shape self-image and behavior. Jerrica uses practical tools to teach emotional regulation and healthier boundaries.
Background and approach
Conversations are paced to match each person's readiness and goals. Her work often centers on identity and self-worth. Clients explore where self-doubt and isolation come from and learn steps toward greater self-trust.
She also addresses communication problems, forgiveness, and feelings of loneliness in clear, achievable ways. Jerrica draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to create a tailored plan for each client. She pays attention to patterns that keep someone stuck and offers concrete skills to change those patterns.
When requested, faith and spirituality can be included respectfully and only at the client's direction. After three years as a clinician, she blends empathy with honest feedback and practical exercises. Jerrica aims to move people from merely coping to feeling purposeful and confident.
She frames therapy as a partnership focused on real-life changes. People who reach out can expect a calm, direct atmosphere where progress is tracked and tools are practiced between sessions. The goal is clearer thinking, steadier emotions, and a stronger sense of self.
What Jerrica works with
Everything Jerrica lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Jerrica's practice.
Approaches that help build calm and confidence online
Jerrica uses evidence-based techniques that focus on changing habits of thinking and behavior. Cognitive-behavioral approaches look at thoughts and actions that keep someone stuck and teach small, practical changes to ease anxiety and anger. Narrative-informed work helps people rewrite the stories they tell about themselves so identity and self-worth can shift in healthier directions.She also incorporates mindfulness practices to strengthen emotional regulation. These are short, skill-based exercises that improve awareness of triggers and reduce reactivity. Together, these methods aim to give clear tools people can use between sessions to feel steadier in daily life.
Finding the right mix is a team effort. The therapist will work with each person to choose approaches that match their goals, values, and comfort level. Adjustments are made as progress is tracked, so the plan stays practical and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video is useful for deeper, face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can fit into a work break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text are good for brief check-ins, homework review, or ongoing support between appointments. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting into everyday life.
Questions people ask about Jerrica
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes.
How does she approach therapy?
Her style is collaborative and strengths-focused, using clear conversations and practical exercises to build skills and insight.
What is her professional background?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with three years of clinical experience working with mood and identity concerns.
Where is she based and licensed?
She holds a California LMFT and practices in California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.