- Mindful practice
- Skills focused
- Longterm perspective
About Jessica
Jessica Hartley is a licensed clinical mental health counselor with 35 years of experience. She offers calm, steady support for people facing anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, relationship strain, bipolar challenges, and the stress of life changes. She also focuses on codependency, family of origin issues, panic attacks, and recovery from sexual assault and abuse.
Her style blends mindfulness, cognitive and behavioral skills, and psychodynamic ideas into practical work that people can use day to day. Sessions often include simple skills practice, attention to patterns from the past, and pauses to notice how feelings show up in the body. The goal is to help people build more confidence and feel less overwhelmed.
Hartley describes her approach as compassionate and grounded. She aims to offer steady, experienced guidance rather than quick fixes. Many people find this kind of steady pacing helpful when coping with repeated stress or long-term challenges.
Her work emphasizes learning concrete tools alongside reflection about life patterns. Over time clients typically practice new ways of responding to anxiety, cravings, or relationship triggers. Hartley encourages pacing work to fit each person's needs and life circumstances.
Jessica practices in Vermont and works in English. Her long experience shapes a calm presence in sessions, and she aims to help people make real, manageable changes without overwhelming them.
How her approaches translate to online work
Jessica commonly uses mindfulness practices and cognitive-behavioral skill building in her work. Mindfulness in sessions means learning brief attention exercises and body awareness to reduce reactivity and calm anxiety. Cognitive-behavioral skills focus on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying small behavioral changes to test new ways of coping.She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to help people notice repeating life patterns and where they began. That work often involves gentle reflection on past experiences and how they shape present reactions, which can be discussed just as effectively in remote sessions as in person.
Finding the right mix is collaborative. The therapist will work with each person to decide which techniques feel most useful and adjust pacing over time. Clients and therapist explore goals and preferences together to shape the plan.
The biography does not list explicit session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, and offer options that avoid travel time. Licensed professionals can use remote sessions to teach skills, review homework, and hold supportive conversations that fit daily life.
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Experience
35+ years
Credentials
Vermont
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Jessica address?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar challenges, relationship strain, addictions, trauma and abuse, and compassion fatigue. Additional focuses include codependency, panic attacks, family of origin issues, and recovery from sexual assault and abuse.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style weaves mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral skills, and psychodynamic ideas into practical work. Sessions mix skills practice with attention to past patterns and present reactions.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 35 years of clinical experience to her practice and describes a calm, steady approach shaped by that time in the field.
What credentials and region apply to this therapist?
She holds the LCMHC credential and practices in Vermont.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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