Jessica Saxton , LCSW

Jessica Saxton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New York with ten years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and bipolar symptoms. Jessica also supports those dealing with grief, self-esteem struggles, and major life changes.

Her approach is straightforward and practical. She frames conversations around what a person wants to change and which small steps might move them toward that goal. Sessions are collaborative - the client’s priorities shape the plan.

Jessica uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and try new behavior patterns. She blends mindfulness exercises to help people notice emotions without getting overwhelmed. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck and needs to find inner reasons to change.

She has experience with compassion fatigue, addiction concerns, career shifts, and issues like chronic illness and caregiving stress. Jessica also works with challenges such as obsessive-compulsive symptoms, seasonal affective disorder, and questions about life purpose and midlife changes.

Sessions are tailored to each person’s situation and paced to match readiness for change. She aims to create a respectful space where clients can talk through hard things and practice different coping strategies. The work often focuses on what helps day-to-day functioning and on steps toward longer-term goals.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Jessica commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy in online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify upsetting thoughts and test new, more helpful thinking and behavior. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and problematic routines. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve emotion regulation, which can help with stress and grief.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress and challenges emerge.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging can be useful for quick updates, brief coaching between sessions, or when someone prefers typing to talking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into workdays, caregiving schedules, or long-distance arrangements.