About Jerrica
Jerrica Barksdale is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who focuses on stress, anxiety, anger, self-esteem, depression, and adapting to life changes. She helps people reconnect with their sense of worth and voice. Her style is warm and direct, offering practical tools alongside honest feedback.
She works with individuals who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure about who they are becoming. Sessions emphasize rebuilding confidence, setting boundaries, and managing strong emotions.
Background and approach
Jerrica listens for patterns that hold someone back and helps them try new ways of responding. Her approach blends several evidence-based techniques to meet each person’s needs. She uses clear strategies for emotional regulation and everyday coping.
Mindfulness and narrative methods help people make sense of past experiences and create a stronger self-image. Faith and spirituality can be included when a client wants that element in their work. When it is part of someone’s life, she brings it in respectfully and at the client’s pace.
This allows values and meaning to be part of the change process. Jerrica draws on three years of clinical experience as a California LMFT. She focuses on small, practical steps that fit into daily life.
Her goal is to move people from self-doubt toward clearer choices and more steady self-trust.
How her approaches work online
Jerrica uses evidence-based techniques that aim to change thinking and strengthen self-understanding. Cognitive-behavioral techniques focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying new responses to reduce anxiety and low mood. These methods teach practical steps people can practice between sessions to manage stress and strong emotions.Narrative-influenced work helps people tell a clearer story about who they are and how past events shaped them. This can support rebuilding self-worth and setting healthier boundaries by looking at patterns and choosing different actions going forward.
Choosing the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to figure out what fits their goals, preferences, and daily life. Together they test what helps and adjust the plan as needed so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a simpler check-in. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for shorter updates, quick coping strategies, and flexible communication between longer sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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