Jessica Hartmann , LICSW

Jessica Hartmann is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) based in Massachusetts who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and women's issues. She also supports people facing parenting strain, relationship and family concerns, ADHD, and caregiving burdens.

She favors a client-centered style that begins with listening. Jessica aims to understand each person's history and priorities before suggesting ways to cope. She offers practical strategies for day-to-day problems as well as options for longer term change.

Her work blends attachment-focused thinking with cognitive behavioral tools and trauma-informed care. That means she pays attention to how relationships shape feelings while also teaching skills to reduce anxious thoughts and improve coping. She draws on psychodynamic ideas when helpful to look at patterns that repeat over time.

Jessica earned her master's degree from Simmons School of Social Work in 2017 and became a Massachusetts LICSW in 2020. Over eight years she has practiced in hospitals, schools, primary care, legal settings, and community agencies, which gives her a range of experience with different needs and situations.

Sessions are practical and down-to-earth. Jessica talks through options, helps people try new behaviors, and adjusts strategies to fit each person's life. She works collaboratively and supports people through both sudden changes and long-term challenges.

How approaches and online sessions work together

Jessica often combines attachment-based ideas with cognitive behavioral strategies and trauma-focused work. Attachment-based therapy looks at how relationships shape emotions and coping, which can help with relationship concerns, parenting questions, and self-esteem issues. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety or depression. Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on processing past hurt and building tools to manage triggers and symptoms.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process and Jessica treats it as a collaboration. She starts by listening to what matters most, reviews goals and past experiences, and then tries methods that fit the person's needs and preferences. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps and what feels doable.

Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video calls let people meet face-to-face when visual connection helps, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and messaging can be used for ongoing written reflections or brief problem-solving between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to use the communication style that feels most comfortable.