Jessica Hankins, LPC

Jessica Hankins, LPC, focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or life changes. She works with individuals who are managing ADHD, eating or body image concerns, relationship strain, or compassion fatigue. Her tone in sessions is warm and practical, aiming to help clients find clearer ways to respond to hard situations.

She brings 14 years of experience in the mental health field and holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential. Jessica emphasizes a collaborative, client-led pace so people set the focus and move at a comfortable speed. Sessions often center on skills and strategies that can be used between meetings.

Her approach blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques and emotionally-focused ideas. Jessica also uses mindfulness and solution-focused strategies to help people build small, doable changes. She aims to help clients notice patterns, test new responses, and track what feels better over time.

Jessica has worked with concerns across the lifespan, including parenting stress, attachment issues, autism spectrum considerations, and intellectual disability when these topics affect the individual. She also supports work around forgiveness, guilt, impulsivity, and finding purpose in life.

Her sessions are practical and goal-oriented while remaining compassionate. She invites people to try strategies in real life and then bring back what worked and what didn’t. This gives a steady way to measure progress and adjust goals together.

How Jessica’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's lead. In practice this means the therapist reflects what is said, helps clarify goals, and supports the client in setting the session pace. It’s useful for people wanting a respectful, nonjudgmental space to untangle feelings.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and tests small changes. Sessions often include clear skills and homework tasks to try between meetings, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress management.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on identifying and shifting unhelpful emotional responses in close relationships. It helps people notice how emotions shape reactions and then try new ways of relating to themselves and others.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to match methods to goals, needs, and preferences and will adapt plans as progress is tracked. Clients and the therapist decide together what feels most useful.

Practical benefits of online work include easier fitting of sessions into busy schedules and shorter check-ins when needed. If you’re considering remote sessions, confirm the current session options before booking to ensure they fit your routine and technology. Online work can make it simpler to maintain continuity during life changes while focusing on skills you can use day to day.