About Jessica
Jessica Hartmann is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) based in Massachusetts who focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and depression. She helps people who are coping with big life changes, relationship and parenting strain, ADHD, and issues related to identity and self-esteem. Jessica draws on eight years of practice experience and a practical, down-to-earth style.
She graduated from Simmons School of Social Work in 2017 and earned her Massachusetts LICSW in 2020.
Background and approach
Her background includes work in hospitals, primary care, schools, legal settings, and community agencies. That range gives her a broad view of how emotional and practical challenges show up in daily life. In sessions she aims to understand each person's story before suggesting strategies.
Her approach is client-centered and collaborative. She offers coping tools, behavior-focused techniques, and space to talk through painful memories and patterns. Jessica uses methods drawn from attachment work, cognitive-behavioral techniques, psychodynamic ideas, and trauma-focused approaches when they fit a person's needs.
She balances short-term skills for managing symptoms with deeper work on relationship patterns and early influences. People who work with her can expect a straightforward, compassionate therapist who values clear goals and real-world coping strategies. She focuses on helping people build routines, reduce overwhelm, and make changes that feel sustainable over time.
How therapeutic approaches fit into online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on current relationship patterns and how early bonds influence feelings and behavior. In online sessions this work can help people notice how they relate to others and practice new ways of connecting and setting boundaries.Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and pace, with the therapist offering empathic listening and support. It helps when someone needs a nonjudgmental space to name emotions and decide on concrete next steps.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful habits. CBT techniques translate well to remote formats through shared worksheets, brief exercises, and between-session practice.
Jessica will work together with each person to find the best mix of approaches for their goals. She tailors methods to the client's needs and checks in regularly to see what is helping and what needs to change.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging support quick check-ins or brief reflections between calls. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or medical schedules while still using evidence-informed methods.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- LGBT
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Massachusetts, Vermont
- Languages
- English
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