Jessica Gerson, LICSW, LCSW

Jessica Gerson is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with 12 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She also supports those navigating questions about sexuality and gender, parenting challenges, career strain, and ADHD. Her approach is warm and practical. She focuses on building a strong working relationship and learning what helps each person most. Sessions often include skill-building exercises and strategies you can use between appointments. Jessica draws on both professional experience and her own lived experience with anxiety and depression to inform her work. She uses several therapy methods to match individual needs. That can mean looking at thoughts and behaviors, practicing acceptance, or focusing on short-term, goal-oriented steps. She aims to help people leave therapy with tools they can actually use in everyday life. Jessica pays attention to family background, attachment, and communication patterns that affect current struggles. She also works with issues like grief, trauma and abuse, body image, chronic illness, and intimacy concerns. Her practice includes conversations about kink, consent, and alternative sexual cultures when relevant. People who choose her often want clear, practical guidance alongside a supportive therapeutic relationship. She encourages collaboration on goals and adjustments to the plan when needed. Clients are invited to try techniques and notice what helps, then build from there.

Approaches that shape online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then taking actions that reflect personal values. This can help with anxiety, stress, and life changes by clarifying what matters and using small steps to move toward it.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist listens deeply and helps people find their own answers. This approach supports people who want a safe space to talk through identity, relationship, or parenting concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. CBT can be useful for insomnia, anxiety, low mood, and managing impulsivity.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit best based on needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions can shift over time as goals change and new challenges emerge.

Confirm current session options before booking, since specific formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow sessions from a quieter spot or during a break at work. It can also make shorter check-ins or more flexible scheduling easier to arrange, helping therapy feel more manageable alongside everyday responsibilities.