Jessica Peterson, LCSW
Licensed in Texas · 3 years in practice
Jessica Peterson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and mood concerns.
License and registration
- LCSW, Texas
- 42343 · expires November 2026
- NPI
- 1144765116 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
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About Jessica
Jessica Peterson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and mood concerns. She works with issues like depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, and ADHD. Jessica communicates plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions.
She keeps sessions straightforward and goal-focused. Jessica blends talk therapy with skills practice to manage intense feelings and improve day-to-day functioning. She often helps clients notice patterns from earlier relationships that still affect them now and teaches tools to change those patterns.
Background and approach
Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior skills, mindfulness, and the Gottman Method for relationship work. That mix is used to help people stabilize mood, handle conflict, and build stronger connections. Sessions may include learning coping skills, trying new ways of communicating, and practicing emotion regulation.
Jessica holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, LCSW, and works from Texas. She brings three years of clinical experience to her practice and uses a straightforward, collaborative style. Many clients come for help with life transitions, parenting strain, and relationship breakdowns.
She aims to create a calm, direct space where people can name their goals and make steady progress. Jessica prefers to work in ways that fit each person's daily life, with tools that are simple to use outside of sessions.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Jessica lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Co-morbidity
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jessica names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
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Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Jessica often draws on attachment-based therapy to look at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions; this helps when people struggle with trust, abandonment fears, or repeated conflict. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and lift mood. Dialectical behavior therapy skills are used to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication when feelings feel overwhelming.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jessica collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals and day-to-day life, adjusting strategies as progress is made. She explains options plainly and helps clients try techniques to see what fits best.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer sessions and visual cues, phone can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth, and chat or messaging are helpful for shorter check-ins or ongoing skill practice. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to practice new skills between sessions.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Jessica address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, parenting challenges, trauma and addiction-related concerns.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses a direct, collaborative style that mixes talk with practical skill-building and exercises to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Jessica has three years of clinical experience working as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds a Texas LCSW and practices from Texas.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently working with international clients.
What formats are available for meeting with her?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Jessica?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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