Jessica Cleary

Jessica Cleary is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Mississippi who focuses on practical, person-centered therapy. She keeps sessions warm and interactive and aims to help people who are facing stress, anxiety, mood changes, parenting challenges, and relationship strain. Jessica presents herself as a guide rather than an authority and works side by side with clients to find manageable steps forward.

She has nine years of experience, including extensive work in community mental health settings. That work exposed her to a wide range of concerns, from depression and ADHD to trauma and abuse. Jessica has also supported clients navigating life transitions such as relocation, career shifts, and divorce and separation.

Her style is adaptable. Some people prefer a laid-back, conversational approach while others want more structure, and she adjusts to fit each person. Jessica describes her approach as eclectic and person-centered, pulling techniques from cognitive behavioral methods, trauma-focused work, and motivational interviewing when appropriate.

She has helped new mothers with postpartum depression and anxiety, people dealing with fertility-related stress, and those processing grief and major life changes. Jessica emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every session and avoids stigmatizing labels.

If someone is ready to take a first step toward change, Jessica offers collaborative support that focuses on small, achievable goals. She invites prospective clients to reach out and explore whether her way of working feels like a good fit.

How Jessica's Approaches Translate to Online Sessions

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, understanding, and helping clients set their own goals. In practice this means the therapist reflects what you say, helps you clarify priorities, and supports choices that feel right to you.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and uses practical exercises to change patterns that cause distress. It can help with anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and problem-solving around everyday stressors.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused approach that works with distressing memories to reduce their intensity. In the online setting, EMDR techniques are adapted so you and the therapist can pace processing at a comfortable rate.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, symptoms, and what has helped or not helped before. Together they will try methods that fit the client’s needs and adjust over time based on what proves most useful.

Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a busy life, reducing travel time, and making it easier to keep regular appointments around work or parenting. Because the original biography did not list specific online formats, confirm which session types are offered before booking. This conversation will also cover scheduling and what to expect during the first few online sessions.