About Jessica
Jessica Herrera is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress and anxiety. She works with adults around relationship strain, low self-esteem, depression, and family conflict. Jessica offers therapy in English and Spanish and draws on ten years of clinical experience.
Jessica focuses on practical skills that people can use day to day. She helps clients build coping strategies, notice unhelpful patterns, and practice new ways of communicating.
Background and approach
Sessions commonly address social anxiety, communication problems, guilt and shame, and learning how to practice self-love. Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She talks with clients about small steps that feel doable.
Goals are set together and adjusted as progress is made. Jessica often blends problem-solving with emotional work. She pays attention to how past experiences affect current relationships and to habits that keep stress and low mood alive.
When forgiveness or repairing trust is needed, she helps people clarify what they want and how to move toward it. Clients can expect a calm and accepting space to speak honestly. Jessica guides people through tools for managing symptoms and improving daily routines.
She aims to help clients regain a sense of control and build on their existing strengths.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Jessica uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills and real-life change. One common approach she uses helps people learn coping skills for anxiety and stress, such as grounding, breathing, and stepwise exposure to feared situations. These techniques aim to reduce avoidance and build confidence in everyday settings.Another frequent focus is on improving communication and relationship patterns. That work includes identifying unhelpful interaction habits, practicing clearer expression of needs, and rehearsing new responses to conflict. This approach helps with relationship strain and social anxiety by making interactions feel more manageable.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work she does with each person. She collaborates with clients to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for this type of work. Video calls let clients practice skills and discuss relationships face to face. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging provide quick ways to stay in touch between sessions or to get support while using new coping tools. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into varied schedules and daily life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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