Jessica Hanson , LCSW

Jessica Hanson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, and parenting challenges. She focuses on women's issues among other concerns and brings ten years of experience supporting people through life transitions. Her style is warm, direct, and practical. Sessions aim to identify small steps that make daily life more manageable.

She uses concrete tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas are woven in to help people clarify values and commit to meaningful action. She also draws on client-centered and attachment-based approaches to build trust and understanding.

Jessica has a strong background working with caregivers and people facing chronic illness, dementia-related stress, and mood concerns. That experience informs how she supports clients coping with complicated grief, pet loss, or long-term caregiving strain. She pays attention to practical needs as well as emotions.

In sessions she balances listening with clear, usable strategies. That might mean short behavioral experiments, communication practice, or emotion-regulation skills drawn from Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She aims to leave people with tools they can use between appointments.

Jessica practices in Wisconsin and works in English. She explains steps plainly, helps clients set realistic goals, and supports people as they try new ways of coping. Her approach is collaborative and focused on helping clients regain a sense of control and wellbeing.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that match their values. Online ACT work often focuses on small behavioral commitments and brief exercises to practice between sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy targets patterns of thinking and behavior that make problems worse, using practical tools such as activity scheduling and thought records that translate well to video or text follow-ups.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to each person's goals and preferences and then suggest a mix of approaches that fits. This is a collaborative process with room to try different strategies and adjust based on what feels most helpful.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions are useful when visual cues matter and for in-depth conversation. Phone sessions can be a good option when less bandwidth is available or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief coaching, timely skills practice, or when someone prefers typing to speaking. These options make scheduling easier and help therapy fit into busy lives.