Jessica Drennen (She/Her)

Jessica Drennen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and career concerns. She works with adults and adolescents to address self-esteem, depression, grief, and relationship or intimacy challenges. Jessica also supports people coping with ADHD, bipolar symptoms, parenting strain, and compassion fatigue.

Jessica keeps sessions straightforward and focused on what matters to each person. She listens first, then helps set small, practical goals that match what someone wants to change. Conversations can include looking at thoughts and behaviors, practicing mindfulness, and learning skills to manage strong emotions.

Her background spans 14 years of clinical work. She draws on client-centered approaches to keep the person’s goals central. Jessica also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and dialectical behavior ideas to build emotion regulation skills.

People come to her for a mix of problems, such as addiction, trauma, parenting stress, body image struggles, and career transitions. She aims to create a direct, nonjudgmental space to talk about difficult topics, including race, gender, and identity when relevant.

Jessica encourages clients to take small steps toward change. She helps map out practical strategies for coping day to day while supporting longer-term growth. If someone wants to work on career concerns, she helps connect emotional patterns to workplace decisions and next steps.

How Jessica’s Approaches Shape Online Therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s goals and experience. The therapist draws out what matters most and follows the client’s lead to set priorities. This works well for people who want a therapist to reflect their needs and pace.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions connect. It helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, or workplace stress. Dialectical behavior therapy, often called DBT, teaches practical skills for handling strong emotions and improving relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jessica will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. She may combine elements from different approaches and will check in regularly to see what’s helping.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, shorten travel time, and let people use resources or handouts during or after a session. Some formats can also allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Ask about the available session options when you begin the matching process so you can pick what fits your routine.