Jessica Chester, LPC

Jessica Chester is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem struggles. She focuses on practical steps parents and young adults can use right away. Jessica talks plainly and keeps sessions goal-oriented to make progress feel manageable.

Jessica uses tools from cognitive behavioral approaches to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new responses. She also draws on dialectical behavior strategies and mindfulness to teach emotion regulation and staying present. Sessions often include skill practice between meetings so changes carry into daily life.

Her work addresses parenting strain, workplace pressure, social anxiety, and communication problems. She helps clients untangle conflict around separation, forgiveness, or family stress, and supports people working through guilt, shame, or impulsive actions. Panic attacks, dissociation, and self-harm concerns are also within her practice focus and are approached with clear safety planning and skills-based tools.

Jessica emphasizes collaboration. She and the client set specific goals, try techniques together, and adjust plans based on what helps. Progress is measured in small, concrete steps so people can see change over weeks and months.

Clients meet by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Sessions are structured to fit busy schedules and to build skills that last beyond therapy. Jessica practices in Georgia and conducts sessions in English.

How Jessica Uses CBT, DBT, and Mindfulness Online

Jessica draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes that reduce anxiety and improve mood. CBT focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and gives clear exercises to practice between sessions.

She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal skills. DBT strategies are useful when strong emotions or impulsive reactions get in the way of daily functioning. Mindfulness Therapy is woven into sessions to help people notice their experience in the moment and reduce rumination.

Choosing the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Jessica works with each person to set goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what helps. That shared decision making guides how sessions proceed and which skills are emphasized.

Online formats - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video visits allow face-to-face work and skill demonstration, phone sessions use less bandwidth, and messaging supports short check-ins or ongoing coaching between meetings. These options offer flexibility so clients can keep therapy consistent while managing work, parenting, or school demands.