Jessica is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Jessica received her BA in Sociology from UC Berkeley and a Master’s in Counseling from CSU East Bay. 

Jessica prioritizes building a strong rapport and and is patient with clients hesitant about therapy. She works well with shy, socially anxious, and introverted clients. Her solution-focused approach, coupled with humor and warmth, is particularly helpful for teens and those uncertain about therapy.

Jessica has advanced training in cognitive behavioral therapy and is one of our therapists who has achieved the prestigious Level Two TEAM-CBT certification from the Feeling Good Institue. This enables her to work at a high level with anxiety, depression, OCD and behavioral issues. Jessica is also trained in CBT-I, an effective approach for insomnia and sleep problems.

Clients will develop coping skills, improve communication, and build healthy self-esteem while using evidence-based practices.

Before Loyal Blue, Jessica was a high school counselor. She understands the unique challenges young people encounter today. She is passionate about empowering pre-teens, teens, and young adults to navigate life’s complexities. Whether facing stress, struggling with relationships, or simply seeking to build confidence going through life changes, she provides a supportive environment to help clients thrive.

Outside of therapy, Jessica enjoys reading, pottery, crocheting, baking, and spending time by the water or exploring nature with her dog.

Jessica is accepting clients of all ages for telehealth and in-person sessions with clients in California.

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

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Jessica Specializes In:

  • Women and girls
  • Advanced CBT for all ages including a targeted approach for depression, anxiety and OCD
  • Social anxiety, self-confidence, shyness, and building interpersonal skills
  • Insomnia, including training in CBT-I (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia

Jessica’s Blog Posts:

  • The Missing Ingredient In Every Goal You’ve Abandoned: Discomfort Tolerance. This blog post explains how modern comfort and avoidance have weakened our ability to tolerate emotional discomfort, leading to anxiety, procrastination, and abandoned goals, and it offers a compassionate, practical framework—especially for adults and parents—to build “discomfort tolerance” so we can persist through challenges, model resilience for children, and move toward a fuller, more values-driven life instead of escaping difficult feelings.
  • Understanding Sensitive Kids: Strengths and Challenges. This blog post explores sensitivity in children, highlighting it as a spectrum that enables them to deeply feel and perceive emotions. It emphasizes the importance of supporting sensitive children through validation, coping skills, and healthy boundaries to help them embrace their sensitivity as a strength and thrive in life.
  • 4 Types Of Essential Boundaries & How To Set Them. Especially useful for those navigating social life in high school and college, or who need support with focusing and meeting goals. Offers practical guidance on implementing four types of essential boundaries to help students navigate the challenges of college life, improve well-being, and foster healthier relationships.

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