Jessica Paletta , LCSW, CSW

Jessica Paletta is a licensed clinical social worker with seven years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting challenges. She works with parents, caregivers, and individuals facing grief, trauma, substance concerns, and struggles with self-esteem and sleep. Jessica practices in Utah and offers sessions in English. She has worked extensively with parents of children who have developmental delays and disabilities. That experience informs how she helps with parenting stress, adoption and foster care concerns, attachment questions, and blended family dynamics. Jessica also supports people coping with family of origin issues, communication problems, divorce and separation, and domestic violence histories. Jessica is pursuing a doctorate in Behavioral Health at Arizona State University. Her studies keep her current with research and evidence-based therapeutic techniques that she blends into practical care. She emphasizes whole-person thinking rather than a single technique for every person. In sessions she focuses on clear goals and collaborative planning. She helps people identify small, doable changes, build coping strategies, and practice communication skills. Many clients seek help for compassion fatigue, caregiver stress, addiction-related worries, and feeling empty or overwhelmed. Therapy can start with a short matching questionnaire and follow with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Jessica aims to make therapy fit daily life so people can work toward steadier moods, clearer relationships, and better sleep over time.

Therapeutic approaches and online access

Jessica uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques drawn from current research to guide care. One common approach she uses helps people identify patterns of thinking and behavior that worsen anxiety and depression, and then practice alternative responses to reduce distress and improve mood. Another approach focuses on building practical parenting and communication skills through step-by-step practice and problem-solving, which can ease family conflict and caregiving stress. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Jessica works together with each person to match methods to their goals, values, and daily demands. She checks in regularly to adjust the plan so it stays relevant and useful as needs change. Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people talk face-to-face when more connection is helpful. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits the day. Live chat and text-based messaging can be used for quick updates, brief coaching, or when writing is easier than talking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy routines and to keep momentum between sessions.