About
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting support
- CBT and EFT methods
About Jessica
Jessica Hrdlicka is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Illinois with 15 years of clinical experience. She has worked in schools, community settings, and private practice. Her work focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, parenting and family concerns, and related mood and behavior issues.
Jessica has experience with young people and adults and has worked with ages three through 25 in prior roles. She also supports people dealing with chronic pain, body image concerns, neurodivergence such as autism or Asperger syndrome, and the emotional effects of medical illness. Her background includes school-based and community clinical work as well as private practice settings.
In sessions she uses several practical approaches, including client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral work, emotionally focused ideas, mindfulness, and narrative techniques. She talks with clients about communication, coping skills, and ways to manage mood and anxiety. Sessions aim to produce clear, usable strategies rather than abstract theory.
Jessica emphasizes helping people recover from traumatic events and address interpersonal problems that affect everyday life. She works with issues like postpartum depression, panic attacks, self-harm, sexual assault and abuse, and disruptive mood concerns. Her clients also bring relationship strain, grief, parenting stress, and questions about life purpose.
Her style is collaborative and goal-oriented. She helps people develop coping strategies, practice self-directed care, and rebuild routines that support functioning. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session using the See online therapy options button.
How sessions work
How Jessica’s approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the client. It helps people clarify goals and make their own choices about change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and gives straightforward tools to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on how emotional responses shape relationships and communication, which can help with recurring conflict and attachment concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jessica will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That plan can change as progress is made and new priorities emerge.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm available session types before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists can also use mindfulness exercises and CBT worksheets over video or during calls to practice skills between meetings.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, parenting and family concerns, grief, eating and body image issues, ADHD, bipolar, and related mood disorders.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She practices client-centered work alongside cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused ideas, mindfulness, and narrative approaches to help people develop practical coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional clinical experience across schools, community-based settings, and private practice.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Illinois and provides services from that state.
Does she work in languages other than English or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and services; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.