How Jessica works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Jessica
Jessica Skinner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Texas. She has 15 years of experience guiding people through stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and major life changes. Jessica speaks English and Spanish and aims to make therapy understandable and direct for busy lives.
Jessica uses clear, practical methods that focus on what a person wants to change. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to help people notice patterns and try small changes that add up.
Background and approach
She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at longer-standing patterns when needed. Her style is collaborative and straightforward. Sessions tend to focus on concrete steps, coping tools, and real-world practice between meetings.
Jessica helps people prioritize goals and measure small wins as they go. She has a background in social welfare and social work, with degrees from the University of California at Berkeley and Columbia University.
Jessica has held a Texas LCSW since 2006 and has worked as a psychotherapist since 2008, bringing years of practical experience to common concerns like grief, parenting stress, relationship strain, and bipolar mood challenges. People often seek her help for anger and impulsivity, trauma and abuse, ADHD, panic, postpartum depression, and work-related compassion fatigue.
Jessica supports those facing identity or multicultural concerns and can work in Spanish when preferred. Her approach is focused on steady progress and on helping people find manageable, realistic changes.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Antisocial personality
- Blended family issues
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jessica lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-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.
Approaches that guide online work
Jessica often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and shift behaviors that keep problems going. CBT is practical and skills-based, which suits concerns like anxiety, panic, anger, and mood swings.She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to keep sessions goal-directed and action-oriented. This approach looks for what is already working and builds on small, achievable changes to create forward momentum.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and life context, and together they decide which methods to try first. If one approach does not fit, adjustments are made over time so work stays relevant and useful.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which makes therapy easier to fit into busy schedules. Video calls work well for longer, face-to-face conversations. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter connection is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, and ongoing support between longer sessions.
Questions people ask about Jessica
What issues does Jessica commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, and coping with life changes, among other concerns listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Jessica uses a collaborative, practical style that emphasizes clear goals and small steps. Sessions focus on tools and plans that people can try between meetings.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has 15 years of clinical experience and has been working as a psychotherapist since 2008, bringing long-term practice with a range of mood and stress-related issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential - LCSW - and practices in Texas.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with Jessica?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.