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Jessica Willis

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Jessica Willis, LPC

Mississippi

Licensed Professional Counselor - family and parenting

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About

  • ACT and CBT methods
  • Attachment focus
  • Parenting support

About Jessica

Jessica Willis is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Mississippi with 23 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship strain, parenting concerns, and other life changes. Jessica also addresses issues such as addictions, grief, intimacy problems, sleep and eating concerns, anger, and self-esteem.

Her work draws on practical, evidence-based approaches. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy. Sessions focus on clear strategies people can try between meetings to reduce symptoms and improve daily routines.

Jessica aims to help people understand patterns that keep them stuck. She talks through relationship dynamics and parenting stresses in plain language. Where trauma or loss is involved, she moves at a steady pace and prioritizes emotional safety in the session.

Clients can expect straightforward tools for coping with stress and grief. She offers skills for managing anger, improving sleep and eating patterns, and addressing work-related strain. The emphasis is on small, achievable steps that fit into everyday life.

Jessica also helps people navigate complex background issues like attachment concerns, adoption and foster care, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and neurodiversity-related challenges. Her practice supports adults processing these long-term or intersecting problems.

How sessions work

How Jessica’s approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters most and taking committed steps toward those values. Online sessions using ACT can help with anxiety, depression, parenting stress, and decisions about life changes by practicing values-based actions and mindfulness skills.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical ways to change them. In remote sessions CBT is useful for tackling sleep and eating problems, managing anger, and reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression through targeted exercises and homework.

Jessica will work collaboratively to find which approach fits best. She discusses goals and preferences during early meetings and adjusts methods based on what helps most. Finding the right approach is an ongoing conversation rather than a one-time decision.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. Therapists can assign brief practice exercises between meetings to keep progress steady.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

AddictionsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

23+ years

Listed in

Mississippi

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she work with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship issues, parenting concerns, addictions, grief, intimacy problems, sleep and eating issues, and related topics.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy to provide practical strategies and reflective conversation.

How much experience does she bring?

She has 23 years of clinical experience working with adults on a wide range of emotional and relational concerns.

What are her credentials and location?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Mississippi.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current online session options before booking.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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