Jessica Peres , LPC

Jessica Peres is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in New Jersey. She brings nine years of experience helping people deal with stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction. She also supports those facing relationship and intimacy-related concerns. Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.

Her work emphasizes practical steps that people can use between sessions. She listens first, then helps clients set small, achievable goals. Conversations often focus on managing emotions, improving communication, and coping with life changes like separation or grief.

Jessica uses approaches that connect feelings, thoughts, and behavior. She may draw on attachment-focused ideas to look at how past relationships affect current ones. Cognitive behavioral tools can help break unhelpful thinking patterns and change day-to-day habits.

Mindfulness and skills from dialectical behavior therapy are often part of the work when stress or intense emotions get in the way. These tools teach breathing, grounding, and practical ways to handle strong feelings. Motivational interviewing is used when people want change but feel stuck.

Clients who reach out often want help with self-esteem, body image, codependency, or caregiver stress. Jessica also supports people dealing with trauma, domestic violence histories, and substance use concerns. Her style is direct but warm, focused on small steps and real-life improvements.

People usually begin by identifying one or two priorities to work on together. From there she helps track progress and adjust the plan as needed. The goal is clearer choices and more steady coping over time.

Online approaches that connect feelings and daily life

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people notice how they relate to others and offers ways to rebuild trust and closeness in relationships.

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding from the person's point of view. The therapist follows the client's pace and supports self-directed growth, which can be helpful for work on self-esteem and identity issues.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Jessica will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. That choice can shift over time as progress is made or as different challenges arise.

Online therapy can make regular sessions easier to fit into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from wherever bandwidth permits. Phone sessions require less data and can be a quicker check-in between commitments. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, coping reminders, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options give flexibility while keeping the focus on practical skills, emotional regulation, and steady progress.