About Jessica
Jessica McConnell is a licensed professional counselor who helps people manage stress and anxiety. She focuses on common concerns like depression, self-esteem, relationship troubles, eating issues, anger, bipolar symptoms, parenting strain, trauma and abuse, and questions related to LGBT identities. Her tone is straightforward and supportive for someone taking a first step toward change.
She aims to make sessions feel safe and nonjudgmental. Clients can expect a calm space to talk through feelings and practical problems.
Background and approach
Jessica listens closely and uses that input to shape each session to the person’s needs. Her approach blends Client-Centered Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, and emotionally focused ideas. That means she pays attention to what a person values, helps spot unhelpful thinking patterns, and looks at how emotions guide behavior in relationships.
Sessions often combine talking, skills practice, and simple experiments to try between meetings. Jessica has seven years of professional experience and holds the LPC credential, licensed in Pennsylvania. She draws on hands-on experience helping people cope with life changes and build steady coping skills.
The work is collaborative and paced to what feels manageable for each person. People who reach out usually start by describing one or two problems to focus on. From there Jessica helps set short-term goals and checks progress regularly.
The goal is clearer thinking, steadier moods, and better ways to handle daily stressors.
How Jessica’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, respect, and following the client’s lead to build self-understanding and confidence. It helps when someone needs a steady, accepting space to talk through worries and life decisions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and actions. Online CBT often focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns, testing new ways of thinking, and trying small behavioral experiments between sessions to reduce anxiety and improve mood.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy pays attention to how emotions shape close relationships and personal coping. It can help people notice patterns that lead to conflict or withdrawal and practice different emotional responses for healthier connections.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Jessica will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and she adapts over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more accessible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be lower bandwidth, chat is useful for quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep consistent progress.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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