- Focus on sleep
- Ten years experience
- Collaborative care
About Jessica
Jessica Hodges is a licensed social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, sleep trouble, and parenting strains. She offers a direct, compassionate style aimed at making it easier to talk about hard things. Jessica recognizes that reaching out for help takes courage and she meets each person where they are.
With ten years of professional experience, Jessica has worked with people from many backgrounds on issues such as trauma and abuse, depression, addiction, and grief. She also supports concerns linked to identity and intimacy, body image and eating, ADHD, and caregiver stress. Her work touches on attachment and family of origin themes, blended family challenges, and life transitions.
Her approach centers on building an open, nonjudgmental space for honest conversation. She uses client-centered listening alongside practical methods drawn from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches. Motivational interviewing helps when people feel stuck and want to make a change.
Sessions focus on concrete skills and plain talk. Jessica helps people identify patterns, test different ways of coping, and set small, doable goals. She pays attention to how relationships and past experiences shape current struggles.
People can expect steady support and clear next steps between sessions. Jessica aims to help clients find better sleep routines, healthier ways to handle stress, and clearer communication in relationships. She encourages questions and works collaboratively on treatment direction.
Background and approach continue from her Kansas practice, where she combines clinical experience with a warm, practical manner. Her LSCSW credential stands for Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker and reflects her clinical role in the community.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds shape current relationships and feelings. Online work with this approach often involves discussing patterns in relationships and practicing new ways of connecting and setting boundaries.Client-Centered Therapy centers on empathic listening and following the client's lead. In virtual sessions this looks like space for people to tell their story, name what matters, and set goals at a comfortable pace.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to see what changes. When used online, CBT often includes practical exercises, sleep habit strategies, and short between-session tasks to test new skills.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and how problems show up day to day. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as needed so it fits the client's life.
Confirm available session options before booking since the profile does not list specific formats. Online appointments can make it easier to fit sessions into work breaks, cut commute time, or use shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. They also let people try tools and homework that fit into an ordinary day while keeping the focus on practical change rather than promises of outcomes.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
Kansas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, sleep problems, addictions, grief, and related concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is warm and nonjudgmental, combining client-centered listening with practical techniques to address thoughts, behaviors, and coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of professional experience working with people from diverse backgrounds on complex challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a KS LSCSW, which means Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker in Kansas, and she practices in Kansas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients schedule sessions?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions structured and what formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the profile.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, use the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire before scheduling.