Jessica Odell , LCSW, CSW

Jessica Odell is a licensed clinical social worker in Colorado who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and depression. She brings 12 years of professional experience and focuses on meeting each person where they are. Her style is respectful and down-to-earth, and she aims to support people who want clearer direction and stronger coping skills.

She shapes sessions around what matters most to the individual. Jessica uses practical conversation and collaborative goal-setting to develop a plan that fits each person’s life. That can include short-term skills for managing strong feelings or longer work on patterns that keep problems returning.

Her approach draws on client-centered methods that prioritize the person’s perspective, cognitive behavioral tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and EMDR for people processing trauma. She also uses motivational interviewing and narrative work when they match a client’s goals.

Jessica has worked across a variety of concerns including relationship strain, parenting stress, identity and LGBT issues, ADHD, attachment and abandonment worries, and adjustment after loss or separation. She offers a practical, steady presence and helps people find steps forward even when things feel overwhelming.

Sessions happen in formats that suit the client, and Jessica helps people choose what will work best. She encourages honest conversation and slow, manageable change rather than quick fixes.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Jessica often blends client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. Client-centered work focuses on listening closely to the person’s experience and letting their priorities guide sessions, which helps when someone needs a steady, accepting space to figure things out. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers concrete exercises to change patterns that increase anxiety or low mood.

She also uses EMDR for people processing trauma. EMDR involves guided attention paired with memory-focused work to help reduce the intensity of distressing memories and the reactions they trigger. That approach is often recommended when past events continue to cause daily symptoms.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client decide together which methods to try, adjusting based on progress and preferences. This collaborative process helps match tools to goals rather than following a fixed plan.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use face-to-face interaction, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat provides a brief check-in option, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between meetings.