Jessica Erickson, LPC - Therapist in Missouri

Collaborative approach
Practical coping tools
Mild humor when helpful

About Jessica

Jessica Erickson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with five years of counseling experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma, and helps those coping with life changes such as divorce, grief, or disaster-related impacts. Her manner is warm and approachable, and she often uses gentle humor when it fits the moment.

Jessica centers sessions on the person's own goals and understanding of their story. She combines Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to match practical skills to each person's needs. Sessions and treatment plans are individualized rather than one-size-fits-all.

In the room she focuses on clear, usable strategies. That can mean breaking down overwhelming feelings into manageable steps, practicing new ways to cope with strong emotions, or using mindfulness to notice automatic reactions. She also helps people address relationship strains, parenting stress, body image concerns, and identity-related questions.

Jessica has worked with a wide range of concerns including compassion fatigue, mood disorders, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, dissociation, and issues connected to adoption and attachment. She also lists coping with natural or human-caused disaster among her focus areas. Her practical aim is to give tools that fit daily life.

People who meet with her can expect an empathetic style that emphasizes collaboration. She asks questions, listens for strengths, and partners with clients to set goals and try approaches that feel right for them.

How chosen approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s lead. The therapist reflects back concerns and priorities, helping people feel understood and guiding goal-setting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks thoughts and behaviors into clear parts and teaches practical skills for reducing anxiety and improving mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Jessica will work together with each person to decide which methods to try first based on their goals and what feels most helpful. That might mean starting with skills from CBT, adding DBT techniques for emotional regulation, or using client-centered conversations to shape treatment plans.

Confirm current session options before booking to know which online formats are available. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let someone use techniques such as guided mindfulness or behavioral homework between meetings, so skills are practiced in everyday life. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to suit different life rhythms and practical constraints to help therapy fit day-to-day routines.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuseParenting issuesDepression Compassion fatigue

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCoping with natural or human-caused disaster DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceForgivenessGuilt and shame Mood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Credentials

Missouri

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and grief. Her listed focus also includes parenting strain, relationship and intimacy issues, mood disorders, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is warm and person-centered, with a collaborative tone. She uses humor when appropriate and aims to tailor sessions to each person’s goals.

What is her background and experience?

She has five years of experience as a counselor and has worked with a broad range of concerns across different life stages.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Missouri.

Can I work with her if I'm outside the United States?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered for scheduling.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin therapy?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.