Jessica Senecal-Bennett , LICSW, LCSW

Jessica Senecal-Bennett is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 25 years in the mental health field. She practices from Massachusetts and offers online care that can reach people beyond state lines. Jessica focuses on everyday struggles like anxiety, stress, career concerns, depression, and relationship or intimacy-related issues.

Her work centers on helping people talk through what feels stuck. She listens closely and helps clients set clear, manageable goals. Sessions often include practical skill building for sleep, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and handling compassion fatigue.

Jessica draws on approaches that emphasize the client’s experience. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Client-Centered Therapy keeps the focus on the person’s goals and choices. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) supports understanding and changing patterns in close relationships.

She has long experience addressing trauma and abuse, domestic violence, and the ongoing effects of family-of-origin problems. Other areas she commonly addresses are caregiving stress, codependency, loneliness, and issues related to aging or bereavement.

Sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, and Jessica works with people who are LGBT as well as those facing first responder stress or workplace difficulties. She aims to meet each person where they are and build practical steps toward feeling better.

Approaches that translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s experience and choices. It emphasizes listening and working at the client’s pace, which helps people set goals and try practical changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills for anxiety, low mood, and sleep problems.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice patterns in close relationships and practice different ways of responding. That work can be useful for intimacy-related concerns, communication problems, and repair after conflict. Jessica uses these approaches to match techniques to what each person needs and wants.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose or combine methods based on goals and preferences. That means trying practical tools, checking what helps, and adjusting as progress is made.

Online sessions offer flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day, and live chat or text-based messaging can support brief check-ins or ongoing reflection between longer sessions. Those options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping focus on steady progress.