About Jessica
Jessica Chester is a licensed professional counselor who helps people cope with anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, and depression. She focuses on practical steps that fit into a busy life. Jessica keeps sessions direct and down-to-earth so parents and working adults can get clear tools quickly.
She draws on approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to teach emotion regulation and change unhelpful thinking. Mindfulness techniques and solution-focused strategies are used to build small, doable habits.
Background and approach
Sessions often include skill practice and short homework tailored to each person's routine. Jessica has 15 years of experience working with adults facing workplace stress, social anxiety, relationship and communication problems, and parenting strain. She also addresses panic attacks, self-harm thoughts, dissociation, and issues tied to guilt, shame, and forgiveness.
Her background supports people navigating separation, commitment questions, and transitions into young adulthood. In a session she helps clients identify patterns, set realistic goals, and practice new responses. Conversations are aimed at immediate relief and long-term skill building.
Jessica emphasizes collaboration so people leave with tools they can use between appointments. She works in Georgia and conducts sessions in English. Jessica holds an LPC credential, which is listed as GA LPC.
For someone feeling overwhelmed by anxiety or strained by daily demands, she offers clear steps and steady support.
Approaches that translate well to online work
CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and change them into more balanced thinking. It is often used for anxiety, panic symptoms, and low mood and includes practical exercises you can do between sessions.DBT, dialectical behavior therapy, teaches skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. Those skills can reduce impulsivity, manage anger, and ease intense anxiety in everyday moments.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Then she and the client choose techniques and adjust them over time so the plan fits the client's life and needs.
Online therapy offers different ways to connect that fit varied schedules. Video calls are good for focused sessions that feel like face-to-face meetings. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send quick updates, practice skills between sessions, or check in when a brief moment of support would help.
These options provide flexibility for people juggling work, parenting, or school, and they make it easier to keep therapy consistent without long travel or time off work.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
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