Jessica Braddock , LCSW

Jessica Braddock is a licensed clinical social worker with nine years of experience practicing in Maine. She focuses on women's issues alongside a wide range of concerns including relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, and parenting stress. Jessica aims to meet people where they are and help them use strengths they already have while learning new coping tools.

She approaches therapy as teamwork. Sessions usually start by learning what matters most to the client and what gets in the way. Jessica offers concrete strategies for managing anxiety, mood changes, anger, and symptoms of ADHD or bipolar mood shifts. She also helps people navigate big life changes like divorce, grief, or shifts in identity and sexuality.

Her work draws on practical approaches such as acceptance and commitment work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy. She also brings in narrative and Jungian ideas when they help a person make sense of their story. Motivational interviewing is used to clarify goals and support change.

Clients often want help with body image, self-esteem, isolation, or parenting worries. Jessica supports growth around attachment issues, communication problems, and compassion fatigue. She welcomes conversations about gender dysphoria and LGBT concerns when those topics are part of a person’s story.

Sessions can be delivered through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Jessica works in English and practices from Maine, tailoring the plan to each person's needs and daily life.

Approaches you can use online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then commit to actions that match their values; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on changing unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors with practical exercises and homework, and it often helps with mood, worry, and coping skills. Dialectical Behavior Therapy emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills that support people managing intense feelings or relationship strain.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your needs and preferences. Together you will track what helps and adjust the plan when needed so the work stays relevant and manageable.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or during a short break. Live chat or messaging can support quick check-ins, practice between sessions, or a written way to reflect on progress. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while continuing the same therapeutic work you'd do in person.