- Stress and anxiety
- Attachment issues
- CBT and ACT
About Jessica
Jessica Criner is a California LMFT with seven years of clinical experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem difficulties. She also lists focused work on issues like attachment, codependency, infidelity, postpartum depression, and multicultural concerns.
Jessica describes how major life changes and uncertainty can bring up anxiety, depression, and unresolved trauma. She looks for the experiences that sit at the heart of a person’s distress and for personal strengths clients can use. Sessions aim to reduce distress and help people notice where they are getting stuck in patterns that no longer serve them.
Her background includes working with people affected by racial and religious trauma, the foster care system, and transracial adoption impacts. She also addresses grief and end-of-life concerns, immigration-related stress, and the effects of domestic violence. This practical focus means clients often talk about triggers, attachment wounds, and family conflict.
Jessica uses a range of evidence-informed approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Attachment-Based Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy. She says the therapy process involves learning skills, noticing patterns, and making changes that fit a client's life.
People can expect direct conversations about what is causing distress, some skill-building work for managing difficult feelings, and attention to how past relationships shape present ones. Jessica works in English and practices in California as an LMFT.
How her therapeutic approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting stuck in them and clarifies personal values to guide action. It is often used for anxiety, stress, and times when decisions feel overwhelming.Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns affect current bonds and reactions. It can help people understand triggers, rebuild trust after betrayals, and change relationship habits that cause pain.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Jessica will help clients choose methods based on their problems, goals, and what feels useful in sessions. That decision is collaborative and can shift as needs change.
The therapist's profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a work or school schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full hour is hard to arrange. They also let clients use quieter surroundings or avoid being on camera when that helps them focus. Licensed professionals often adapt exercises like behavioral experiments, values work, and attachment-focused conversations to an online setting so progress can keep moving forward.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem issues. She also lists focused areas like attachment problems, codependency, postpartum depression, and multicultural concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses practical, skills-based approaches such as ACT, CBT, and DBT alongside attachment-focused and client-centered work. Sessions mix talking with exercises to change unhelpful patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years of clinical experience working with the issues listed in her profile. That experience includes work with people affected by foster care, transracial adoption impacts, and religious or racial trauma.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LMFT practicing in California. The profile lists California as her location.
Can I work with her if I'm not in the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking so you know whether remote or in-person visits are offered.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact fees depend on your local rate tier.
How do I begin a first session?
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