- Client-centered focus
- Practical coping skills
- Work and wellbeing
About Jessica
Jessica Hervatin is a Licensed Professional Counselor with decades of experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, depression, and relationship concerns. She brings a steady, compassionate presence and practical strategies to therapy. Jessica emphasizes meeting each person where they are and working toward goals chosen together.
She uses a mix of approaches to suit different needs, including client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior ideas, and motivational interviewing. This blend lets her focus on immediate coping skills and longer-term patterns that affect wellbeing. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, with attention to both thoughts and behaviors.
Jessica has worked in a wide array of settings over a 37-year career. Her background includes employee assistance counseling, drug and alcohol treatment, crisis work, inpatient psychiatric care, and work with incarcerated individuals. She also teaches at the university level and currently practices in a hospital setting in Pennsylvania.
People come to her for help with trauma and abuse, substance use concerns, mood disorders, loneliness, life-purpose questions, and intimacy-related issues. She also supports those dealing with caregiver stress, first responder issues, and aging-related concerns. Jessica names LGBT and women’s issues among her focus areas.
Her approach is straightforward and compassionate. She encourages courage in reaching out and works collaboratively to choose a path forward. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking and can begin by using the site’s Start Therapy process.
How Jessica’s Approaches Translate to Online Work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s perspective. The therapist reflects concerns back, helps clarify goals, and supports decisions the client makes about change. This approach can help with stress, grief, relationship questions, and issues around identity.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It uses clear exercises and small experiments to change unhelpful thinking and build new habits. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, social fears, and mood-related problems.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Jessica will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That might mean focusing on coping skills at first, then shifting to deeper pattern work over time.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking since specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand it, and avoid travel time. It also lets some people access therapy from a wider geographic area. Licensed professionals will discuss how sessions are structured and what will work best for your situation.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
37+ years
Credentials
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Jessica help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues. Additional areas include caregiver stress, first responder issues, loneliness, mood and personality disorders, and women's and LGBT concerns.
What is Jessica's therapy style like?
Her style is open and compassionate. Sessions tend to be conversational and collaborative, combining client-centered listening with practical skill-building techniques.
How much experience does she have?
Jessica brings 37 years of professional experience in counseling and related settings, including crisis work, substance use counseling, and psychiatric care.
What credentials and region does she practice in?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania and currently works as a mental health therapist in a hospital setting.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.
What session formats are provided?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking so you know whether online or in-person sessions are offered.
How are fees and payment handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact fees depend on the chosen arrangement.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.