About Jessica
Jessica Eddins is a licensed mental health counselor who focuses on stress, anxiety, addiction, and relationship concerns. She brings seven years of clinical experience and works with people who are dealing with trauma, family problems, intimacy issues, low self-esteem, and major life changes. Jessica uses a client-centered style that emphasizes collaboration and practical steps.
She helps people set clear goals and then breaks those goals into manageable actions like journaling, worksheets, or mindfulness exercises.
Background and approach
Sessions often include discussion, skill practice, and small homework tasks to build progress between meetings. Her approach draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and on motivational interviewing to strengthen personal motivation for change. Narrative therapy ideas are used to help people reframe difficult experiences and regain a sense of agency.
These methods are paired with straightforward tools people can use day to day. Clients can expect an emphasis on emotional processing in a nonjudgmental space, with attention to what feels safe and doable for each person. Jessica aims to help people feel more in control before addressing heavier topics.
She also works with practical concerns like money stress, caregiver strain, and substance use challenges. Jessica holds the Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential and the Licensed Professional Counselor credential. She practices in Virginia and conducts sessions in English.
Her work is individualized so treatment plans are built around each person’s needs and goals.
Therapeutic approaches for online anxiety and stress care
Jessica commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness therapy when working online. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-life evidence, which can reduce anxious thinking and change unhelpful behaviors. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to lower reactivity and improve calmness during stressful moments.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jessica collaborates with people to choose methods that match their goals and day-to-day life. She will check in about what is working and adjust techniques so the plan feels practical and doable.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and skill practice, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works well for shorter check-ins, and text messaging helps keep momentum between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week and to use approaches consistently.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Virginia, North Carolina, Rhode Island
- Languages
- English
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