- Grief and end-of-life
- Stress and anxiety
- Practical coping skills
About Jessica
Jessica Willis is a licensed professional counselor with 23 years of experience in Mississippi. She creates a calm, non-judgmental space where people can talk about what feels hard and start making small, practical changes. Her work often focuses on grief and end-of-life concerns alongside more common struggles like anxiety and depression.
She helps people manage stress, relationship problems, trauma, and addiction. Jessica also supports those dealing with caregiving strain, chronic illness, and life transitions. Many clients come for help with sleep, eating, intimacy, parenting challenges, or changes tied to aging and adoption or foster care issues.
Her approach draws on methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based work, client-centered care, cognitive behavioral tools, and dialectical techniques. In sessions she listens first, then offers strategies you can try between meetings. The emphasis is on skill building, clearer understanding, and finding ways to move forward even when things feel overwhelming.
Jessica values each person’s story and works at a measured pace so change feels sustainable. She aims to strengthen coping skills, reduce suffering, and improve day-to-day functioning. If you are facing grief, hospice or end-of-life concerns, or other major life changes, she offers steady support while you navigate those challenges.
To begin, people complete a short intake so sessions match their needs. Scheduling follows the therapist’s availability, and fees use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
She helps people manage stress, relationship problems, trauma, and addiction. Jessica also supports those dealing with caregiving strain, chronic illness, and life transitions. Many clients come for help with sleep, eating, intimacy, parenting challenges, or changes tied to aging and adoption or foster care issues.
Her approach draws on methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based work, client-centered care, cognitive behavioral tools, and dialectical techniques. In sessions she listens first, then offers strategies you can try between meetings. The emphasis is on skill building, clearer understanding, and finding ways to move forward even when things feel overwhelming.
Jessica values each person’s story and works at a measured pace so change feels sustainable. She aims to strengthen coping skills, reduce suffering, and improve day-to-day functioning. If you are facing grief, hospice or end-of-life concerns, or other major life changes, she offers steady support while you navigate those challenges.
To begin, people complete a short intake so sessions match their needs. Scheduling follows the therapist’s availability, and fees use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
23+ years
Credentials
Mississippi
Languages
English
How Jessica's approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps you notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting pushed around by them, then choose actions that match your values. It can help with grief, anxiety, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how relationships shape emotion and behavior, useful for intimacy, relationship strain, and attachment concerns. Client-Centered Therapy centers the session on your experience, with the therapist following your lead and reflecting what matters most to you.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jessica will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their goals and preferences. She often mixes strategies to match the issue at hand, and will adjust the plan as clients try things and give feedback.
The original biography did not list specific online or in-person formats, so confirm available session types before booking. Many people find online work helps fit therapy into busy days, lets them meet without travel, and makes scheduling around caregiving or work easier. Online sessions can also allow shorter check-ins or reduce the need to be on camera when video is difficult. Discuss format options when you schedule to find what will work best for your routine and needs.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Jessica address?
She helps with grief, stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, relationship strain, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and many life changes.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is warm and non-judgmental. She listens closely and offers practical tools you can try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Jessica has 23 years of counseling experience in clinical settings and private practice in Mississippi.
What credentials and location information are on file?
She is an MS LPC, meaning a Master of Science and Licensed Professional Counselor, based in Mississippi.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.