About
- Anxiety and stress
- Parenting challenges
- CBT and solution-focused
About Jessica
Jessica Skinner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Texas with 15 years of experience. She works with adults on issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and parenting stress. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish and she combines practical strategies with conversation to address everyday problems.
Jessica trained in social work at Columbia University after earning a bachelors degree in social welfare from the University of California at Berkeley. She has been a Texas LCSW since 2006 and has provided psychotherapy since 2008. That background informs a straightforward clinical style that draws on evidence-based ideas.
In sessions she uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to help people make changes they can see and measure. She also uses Client-Centered and Psychodynamic ideas to understand underlying patterns and personal history. That mix lets her address immediate problems and longer-standing patterns at the same time.
People who come to her often want direct tools for managing stress and mood, and space to talk through family and relationship concerns. She also helps with parenting-related strain, intimacy questions, and work-life stress. Jessica keeps conversations practical and goal-oriented, focusing on what can change now.
Her approach balances short-term plans with attention to how past experiences shape current reactions. She encourages small, workable steps and checks progress along the way. If you prefer sessions in Spanish mention that when you start the intake process.
How sessions work
How her approaches work in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the person. It helps people feel heard and clarify their own goals, which can be useful for parenting stress or relationship doubts.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, behaviors, and feelings, and offers concrete techniques to change them. CBT can help with anxiety, panic, mood problems, and managing day-to-day stress.
Psychodynamic ideas look at patterns that grew up over time and how they affect current reactions. This perspective can help when recurring relationship or intimacy issues feel hard to shift.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That means testing what helps and adjusting as progress is tracked.
Confirm the specific session formats offered before booking, as the profile does not list formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow for check-ins that work around school or work schedules. Some formats can also reduce the need to be on camera or to use large amounts of bandwidth, so practical options can match everyday life.
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Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to family life?
She helps people with parenting strain, family problems, blended family issues, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style blends practical, goal-focused work with attention to personal history. She aims for clear steps you can try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of clinical experience and has worked as a psychotherapist since 2008.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Can I work with her in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Does she see clients outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule an initial 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.