Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Career difficulties
How Jessica works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Iowa
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Jessica
Jessica Coburn is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in Iowa with 15 years of experience. She focuses on providing clear, practical support when life feels overwhelming. Jessica aims to help people regain footing quickly, whether they need a one-time crisis plan or ongoing guidance through a long-term issue.
She offers short-term stabilization for urgent problems alongside deeper work for complex challenges. That can mean a single focused session to de-escalate anxiety, map out next steps, and leave with an actionable plan.
Background and approach
It can also mean ongoing sessions that address grief, mood concerns, burnout, or the strain of chronic illness. Her approach emphasizes real-world tools and steady collaboration. Clients may use structured journaling, purposeful exercises, and step-by-step techniques between meetings.
Jessica centers values-based choices and practical problem solving rather than vague reassurance. Medical trauma and chronic pain are areas she addresses directly, including the anxiety that comes with scans, treatment histories, and ongoing symptoms. She also supports people facing addiction issues, relationship boundary work, and the long tail of grief and loss.
Therapeutic methods include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, client-centered principles, and motivational interviewing. Sessions focus on what is realistic and sustainable for each person’s life. She works with people to build coping skills and clearer decision making without minimizing their experience.
What Jessica works with
Everything Jessica lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Jessica's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Women's issues
Approaches Jessica lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapy approaches shape online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take small, values-aligned steps. It uses practical exercises and real-life homework to help with anxiety, chronic pain, and difficult emotions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to reduce unhelpful thinking and change behavior. It is often used for anxiety, mood concerns, and coping with life changes. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s own goals and perspective, giving space for people to lead the pace and focus of sessions while the therapist offers nonjudgmental support.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, preferences, and day-to-day demands. That might mean combining elements from different approaches and adjusting techniques as progress is made.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to keep momentum between meetings. Before booking, confirm which session formats are currently offered so you know what to expect. Practical benefits may include shorter check-ins that fit a work break, less travel time, or options that require less bandwidth when needed. The focus remains on usable tools and steady progress, delivered in a way that matches each person’s life.
Questions people ask about Jessica
What concerns does this therapist address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, career issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger, self esteem, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.
What is the therapy style like?
The style is collaborative and direct, emphasizing practical tools like journaling and exercises. Sessions aim to produce clear, usable steps rather than long, unfocused conversation.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience providing mental health care in a range of settings and situations.
What credential and location apply to this therapist?
She is an Iowa licensed mental health counselor, listed as LMHC, and practices in Iowa.
Which languages are supported and can international clients work together?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered for meetings and follow up.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.