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Jessica Fernandez, LPC
Louisiana
LPC counselor - anxiety and relationships
See online therapy options- CBT based skills
- Goal focused work
- Practical behavior changes
About Jessica
Jessica Fernandez is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Louisiana with seven years of clinical experience. She works with people coping with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, and trauma and abuse. She also supports clients managing life changes, eating and intimacy-related issues, anger, self-esteem, career questions, depression, and ADHD.
Her style is straightforward and person-focused. She listens to what is happening now and asks practical questions about daily routines, thoughts, and behaviors. Sessions emphasize noticing unhelpful thinking and testing small changes between meetings. Jessica uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as part of that work along with client-centered and solution-focused methods.
In early sessions she helps people set clear goals and picks a few concrete skills to try. Meetings often include skill practice, short experiments, and reflection on what worked. The pace is set by the client and by what changes are realistic in daily life.
She pays attention to how relationships and identity affect stress and decision making. Conversations can cover boundaries, communication patterns, parenting pressures, and steps after trauma. Jessica aims to help people build practical habits that reduce distress and improve functioning.
Clients can expect direct feedback and specific strategies rather than long open-ended talks. If someone wants help, she guides them toward manageable next steps and checks progress each session.
How her approaches translate to online work
Jessica commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered techniques. CBT here focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying clear behavioral experiments to see what changes. Client-centered work emphasizes listening, reflecting the client’s concerns, and building goals from the client’s priorities.She also uses elements of solution-focused work to keep sessions action-oriented and brief when that fits the client's needs. That approach looks at current strengths and small next steps to move toward a specific goal. Together these methods aim to make sessions practical and focused on what can be tried between meetings.
Finding the best approach is collaborative. She will talk with the client about symptoms, goals, and what feels workable, then agree on a plan to try for a few sessions and adjust as needed. The client helps shape the pace and the types of exercises used.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Therapists often use online sessions to practice real-life experiments and review progress between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Louisiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address most often?
She commonly helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, and related concerns like depression and ADHD.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to notice unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes between sessions. This often means setting exercises or experiments to try in daily life.
What is her professional background?
She has seven years of professional experience working with the issues listed and practices as an LPC in Louisiana.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is licensed as an LPC in Louisiana and lists that as her professional credential and location.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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