Jessica "J. Marie" Garrett

Jessica "J. Marie" Garrett is a licensed social worker who focuses on practical, goal-oriented care. She holds LICSW and LCSW-C credentials and brings two decades of experience to help people handle stress, anxiety, depression, and career concerns. Jessica aims for respectful, compassionate interactions and tailors conversations to each person’s needs.

She uses straightforward talk to clarify what feels hard now and what could help. Sessions often include strategies to manage mood, reduce worry, and improve communication during conflicts. Jessica also supports people facing grief, trauma, addiction, and the emotional fallout of major life changes.

Jessica draws from approaches that focus on changing unhelpful thinking and building concrete steps forward. Motivational techniques are used when people want practical boosts to reach personal or career goals. Solution-focused ideas help identify small, immediate changes that make life easier.

Her background includes helping clients navigate relationship tensions, parenting strains, adoption and foster care issues, and financial stress. She also has experience with mood disorders such as bipolar, and supporting women through role-based stresses. Jessica works with people who want coaching-style guidance alongside therapy skills.

People who choose Jessica can expect a collaborative process. She will listen, offer tools you can try between sessions, and adjust the plan as needs shift. To begin, follow the site's intake steps to match and schedule time with her.

How Jessica’s approaches work in online therapy

Jessica uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new, more useful ways of thinking. CBT sessions often include simple exercises and small practice tasks to try between meetings, useful for anxiety, depression, and mood management.

Motivational Interviewing is used when someone is weighing change or needs a push to act on goals. This approach focuses on drawing out a person’s own reasons for change and turning those reasons into concrete next steps, which can support career moves, recovery, or behavior change.

Solution-Focused Therapy helps identify what is already working and builds on it. Sessions concentrate on practical changes that can make an immediate difference, like improving communication or tightening daily routines.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their situation, goals, and preferences, and adjust the plan over time as progress is made.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make scheduling easier and help sessions fit into a busy day, support shorter check-ins, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can use these methods effectively in remote settings while helping people apply strategies in everyday life.