- Strengths-based focus
- Evidence-based methods
- Practical steps
About Jessica
Jessica Van Horn is a licensed social worker in Michigan with eight years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, self-esteem struggles, and motivation concerns. Jessica emphasizes strengths and supports people taking first steps toward change.
She listens for the practical parts of a person’s story. Her work focuses on building confidence, improving coping skills, and reducing barriers that keep someone stuck. Conversations are aimed at small, achievable steps that fit into everyday life.
Jessica draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions and uses plain language to explain options. She centers the person’s goals and encourages active problem solving rather than long lists of theory. This approach helps people address relationship challenges, intimacy concerns, sleeping problems, and family of origin issues.
She also supports people dealing with chronic pain, medical or disability-related struggles, eating and substance use concerns, and major life transitions like divorce or adoption-related questions. Sessions address communication problems, codependency, and commitment worries by focusing on practical changes people can test between meetings.
Her style is warm and direct. Jessica invites clients to notice strengths they already have and to try step-by-step experiments that build confidence. She aims to help people feel more able to manage setbacks and to make clearer choices about work and wellbeing.
How evidence-based methods translate to online care
Jessica uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on concrete skills and behavior change. For example, techniques that teach coping skills and stress management help people reduce anxiety and manage day-to-day pressure by practicing short exercises and breathing or grounding strategies. Behavioral approaches aimed at habits and routines help with sleep issues, motivation, and patterns linked to substance use by setting clear, small goals and tracking progress.Another common component is working on communication and relationship skills. That involves role-play, rehearsing conversations, and setting small behavioral experiments to improve how someone connects with others. These methods suit concerns like intimacy-related problems, codependency, and family of origin difficulties because they focus on what people can try between sessions.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will ask about needs, goals, and preferences and then suggest techniques to try. Together they revisit what's working and adjust the plan so it fits the person and their life.
Session format details are not specified here, so confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy workday, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people continue care through transitions and try methods with flexible scheduling while they focus on work and wellbeing.
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Experience
8+ years
Credentials
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Jessica help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep problems, parenting challenges, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Jessica uses a warm, direct approach that emphasizes strengths and practical steps. Sessions focus on small experiments and skill building that fit into daily life.
What is her background and experience?
She holds a Licensed Master Social Worker credential and has eight years of professional work experience in behavioral health settings.
Where is Jessica located and licensed?
She is licensed in Michigan and practices with that state credential, LMSW.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what do costs look like?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Jessica?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.