About Jessica
Jessica Hrdlicka is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 15 years of clinical experience working in schools, community settings, and independent practice in Illinois. She helps people who are coping with anxiety, stress, depression, trauma, and life changes. Jessica aims to make therapy straightforward and practical so families and individuals can find relief and move forward.
Jessica draws on client-centered work to create a respectful, listening-based space. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to break down patterns that keep people stuck.
Background and approach
Emotionally-focused and narrative methods help clients process past hurt and rebuild stronger connections with themselves and others. Her background includes work with young people and adults across varied settings, and she has experience supporting those affected by trauma, chronic pain, body-image concerns, and neurodivergence. That range informs how she adapts sessions to match a person’s needs and daily life.
Sessions focus on building self-compassion, improving communication, and developing concrete coping skills. People can expect collaborative goal-setting and practical tools to use between sessions. Jessica emphasizes small, manageable changes that support long-term well-being.
She offers several formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Jessica works with each person to find approaches that fit their schedule and preferences, then adjusts the plan as progress is made.
How therapeutic approaches meet online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship where the person sets the pace and goals. It helps when someone wants support that follows their own values and priorities rather than a set plan.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks down unhelpful thoughts and behaviors into smaller parts. It is useful for anxiety, panic, and low mood because it includes clear strategies and short exercises to try between sessions.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy supports people in naming and understanding their emotions and improving how they connect with others. It can be helpful when relational patterns or strong emotions make daily life harder.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist works collaboratively to choose methods based on a person’s goals, symptoms, and what feels most manageable. Plans are adjusted over time as needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, which makes therapy easier to fit into busy lives. Video is useful for more in-depth conversation and emotional work, phone can be a simpler option if bandwidth is limited, and chat or text formats support brief check-ins or homework guidance between longer sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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