Jessica Erickson , LPC

Jessica Erickson is a Missouri-based Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with five years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, and depression. She has supported clients with PTSD, ADHD, personality disorders, and complex trauma histories, working with individuals across the lifespan from children as young as four to adults in their seventies.

Her therapeutic manner is warm and empathetic, and she often uses appropriate humor to build rapport and ease difficult conversations. Jessica centers the person in the room, viewing each client as the expert in their own story, and collaborates to set goals that reflect the client’s values and priorities. As an LPC she holds the professional credential required to practice counseling in Missouri.

Jessica blends cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and client-centered approaches to tailor treatment plans to each person’s needs. Sessions are individualized to address issues such as relationship and family concerns, grief, caregiver stress, identity and intimacy-related challenges, and mood disorders. She looks forward to meeting new clients and offering steady, empathetic support throughout the therapeutic journey.

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Jessica integrates client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) into her online practice. Client-centered therapy focuses on creating a supportive, nonjudgmental space where the client’s perspective guides the work - it helps with building self-understanding and strengthening personal agency. CBT is a practical, skills-based approach that examines patterns of thinking and behavior to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and related concerns. DBT teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills, which can be especially useful for intense emotions, relationship challenges, and patterns of self-directed distress.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Jessica works with each person to explore goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and she adjusts methods over time to fit changing needs and priorities. Licensed professionals and therapists often blend techniques to create an individualized plan that makes sense for the client.

Online sessions via video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging provide flexibility for people with busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, or limited local options. These formats allow regular contact, easier scheduling, and consistent access to therapeutic support from wherever the client is located.