Jessica Hanson , LCSW

Jessica Hanson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with a decade of clinical experience supporting individuals, families, and caregivers through major life transitions. She takes a strengths-based approach, helping people build on existing resources while learning new skills to manage grief, mood changes, and the stresses of caregiving.

Her practice emphasizes empathy and respect for each person's story, offering space to process loss, face difficult diagnoses, and navigate changing care needs. Over more than ten years she has worked extensively with caregivers and people living with dementia and mood-related concerns, combining evidence-informed tools to address both practical and emotional challenges.

Jessica uses an integrated therapeutic approach that often includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other solution-focused and psychotherapeutic techniques to help clients develop coping strategies, improve communication, and restore a sense of dignity and wellbeing. She also brings specialized experience supporting those coping with pet loss, including the complex emotions that arise with chronic or terminal pet illness and the decision to surrender a pet.

Her work aims to empower clients and families with knowledge, concrete tools, and compassionate guidance to promote healing and growth during difficult seasons of life.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Jessica Hanson draws from several evidence-informed approaches to tailor care to each person's needs. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages clients to clarify their values and commit to meaningful actions while learning practical ways to accept difficult thoughts and feelings - it is often helpful for stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on the ways early and current relationships shape emotional patterns and interpersonal responses, and it can be useful for relationship difficulties, attachment issues, and family concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, offering concrete tools for mood disorders, anxiety, and sleep problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Jessica collaborates with clients to determine which strategies fit their goals, preferences, and life context, and she adapts methods as progress unfolds so the work remains practical and personally relevant.

Online therapy with Jessica is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and needs. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support from home, and integrate therapy into busy lives while working with a licensed professional.