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Dr. Jessica Hughes, LPC
Missouri
Dr. Jessica Hughes LPC - Anxiety and Depression
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment
- Emotion regulation skills
About Jessica
Dr. Jessica Hughes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with eight years of clinical experience. She helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and big life changes. She focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions. Her work is direct and goal-focused.
She uses cognitive and behavioral methods to notice unhelpful thoughts and break down overwhelming problems into smaller steps. Sessions often include clear exercises and homework to test what works in daily life. She also draws on acceptance and commitment ideas to help people notice values and take committed action.
Client-centered listening is part of how she works. That means time in sessions to talk through thoughts and feelings without pressure. Dialectical behavior ideas are used when people need tools for emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
Her approach aims to make change manageable. People learn concrete skills for communication, impulse control, and coping with guilt, shame, or isolation. She helps people try new responses to patterns like codependency, control issues, or attachment-related concerns.
Dr. Hughes also supports those dealing with caregiver stress, first responder issues, body image worries, and family conflict brought up by life transitions. Sessions focus on what can be tried now and how to track progress over time. She asks practical questions and sets measurable steps to test different ways of responding.
How her approaches translate to online work
CBT focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small experiments. Online sessions can walk through thought records, behavioral experiments, and step-by-step exposure plans that clients try between meetings.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify values and take small committed actions even when emotions are hard. In remote sessions this can mean planning value-based goals and reviewing progress together. Client-Centered Therapy provides space to talk things through while the therapist listens and reflects, which can fit naturally into a video or phone format.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dr. Hughes will collaborate with each person to decide whether CBT, ACT, client-centered techniques, or a mix fits best based on goals and practical needs. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan as progress is tracked.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work and family demands, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and let people use audio-only when video is not preferable. These practical benefits help therapy fit into everyday life without assuming a single way of meeting.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem issues, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include attachment issues, codependency, caregiver stress, and isolation.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and structured, using clear exercises and homework to test new responses. She also allows time to talk through thoughts and feelings in a client-centered way.
What is her clinical background?
She has eight years of professional experience working with the listed concerns. That experience informs a focus on skill-building and measurable steps.
What are her credentials and practice location?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Missouri. Sessions are provided from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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