- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Attachment work
About Jessica
Jessica Hodges is a Kansas-licensed social worker (LSCSW) with 10 years of clinical experience. She focuses on common early-adulthood pressures like stress and anxiety, relationship struggles, parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, and other life changes. Jessica aims to help people find practical ways to cope and move forward.
She uses clear conversation and straightforward tools rather than jargon. Sessions often involve talking through current problems, identifying patterns, and trying small strategies between meetings. Jessica draws from approaches such as attachment-based work, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior tools, and motivational interviewing to shape sessions around what a person needs.
Her background includes supporting people from diverse circumstances who bring complex, overlapping challenges. She has experience with issues like eating and sleeping problems, anger, low self-esteem, addiction concerns, grief, and career stress. Jessica also works with topics related to adoption and foster care, attachment issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, and kink and alternative sexual cultures.
In practice she focuses on concrete goals - improving communication, managing intense emotions, and building routines that help daily life. She helps people cope with transitions such as moving for work or leaving university, and addresses ADHD, bipolar conditions, and co-occurring problems without promising specific outcomes. Her approach is collaborative and paced to each person's needs.
Jessica conducts sessions in English and is based in Kansas. To begin, people follow the directory steps to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions
Jessica draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This approach can help when intimacy, commitment, or abandonment worries keep showing up in relationships.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating concerns, and practical coping skills. Motivational interviewing is used when someone wants to change a habit or behavior but feels stuck; it helps clarify goals and build motivation.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jessica aims to collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and daily life. She will discuss what seems most useful during early sessions and adjust strategies over time based on what the person needs.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm available session types before booking. Many people find remote sessions useful because they can fit a meeting into a workday break, avoid travel time, or use a phone call when video is not practical. The focus is on making therapy manageable alongside school, work, and other commitments rather than promising a particular format.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Kansas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, depression, addictions, grief, and related issues listed in her specialties.
What is her general therapy style?
She combines client-centered conversation with practical techniques from CBT and DBT, plus motivational interviewing and attachment-informed ideas to address emotions and behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
She has 10 years of professional work experience as a licensed social worker.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed in Kansas as an LSCSW and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform.
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