About
- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Client-centered care
About Jessica
Jessica Lemer is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Minnesota with 14 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, family concerns, and trauma and abuse.
Jessica emphasizes a client-centered approach that keeps the person's priorities in view. Sessions are conversational and practical. She listens for what matters most and helps people sort through options for coping and communication.
Her background includes work with attachment and abandonment issues, adoption and foster care topics, blended family challenges, and caregiver stress. She also has experience with body image struggles, chronic illness and pain, co-morbidity, codependency, commitment and communication problems, dissociation, and other complex responses to trauma.
Jessica uses several therapeutic approaches depending on the need. She draws on cognitive behavioral methods to identify unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is used to look at emotional response and repair in close relationships. Mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing techniques are also part of her toolkit when they fit the client's goals.
People who come for help can expect straightforward conversation about what is happening at home. Jessica works at a steady pace, helping clients test small changes and notice what works. To begin, clients follow the site's matching steps and schedule an initial session.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's priorities. In practice this means sessions start where the person is, with the therapist asking questions, reflecting what they hear, and helping the client shape goals that feel manageable.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses practical exercises to test unhelpful thinking and to try small behavior changes that can reduce anxiety and low mood.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and name emotions in order to change patterns that cause disconnection in close relationships. It is useful when relationship strain or recurring conflict is a main concern.
Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. If an approach is not helpful, they will try other techniques together until something fits.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find remote sessions easier to fit into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Online meetings can make it simpler to schedule around work or caregiving and to keep consistent momentum between appointments.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, family concerns, and trauma and abuse, plus related issues such as attachment, adoption and foster care, blended family matters, and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and practical. Sessions focus on listening, identifying challenges, and testing small changes that fit everyday life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 14 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and with people facing family and relationship difficulties.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - licensed in Minnesota.
Are sessions available in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking as the biography does not list specific formats on file.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the 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.