- Years in practice
- 14
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Jessica
Jessica Hankins is an LPC with 14 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, and life changes. She speaks directly with parents about day-to-day struggles. Her style is warm and interactive, with a focus on practical steps parents can use right away.
She uses client-centered methods to follow what matters to each person, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps when connection and relationship patterns are part of the problem.
Background and approach
Mindfulness and solution-focused techniques add short-term tools for calm and clear next steps. In sessions she emphasizes skills you can try between meetings. That might mean breaking big problems into smaller tasks, practicing new responses to stress, or setting limits that protect your energy.
She explains techniques in plain language and checks in about what is actually working. Jessica has a background in school psychology and counseling that shapes her practical approach. She uses that experience when parents need strategies for routines, behavior, and learning-related concerns.
Her practice pays attention to both emotions and concrete actions to support steady progress. People come to her for help with ADHD, grief, depression, relationship stress, trauma, and parenting challenges. She also supports issues like body image, communication problems, and life purpose.
Sessions aim to leave people with clearer next steps and tools they can use at home.
What Jessica works with
Everything Jessica lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Jessica helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- ADHD
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Narcissism
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jessica lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's priorities, which helps parents bring specific concerns to each online session and set the agenda. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to shift them, which works well over video or messaging when practicing short exercises between sessions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps identify patterns in attachment and interaction, useful when a parent wants to change how they respond to a child's emotions or family stress.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences at the start and adjust methods as needed. Clients and the therapist decide together whether to emphasize skills practice, emotional work, or short-term problem solving based on what feels most helpful.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for role play and guided exercises, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and text-based messaging works for brief coaching or ongoing support. These options make it easier to fit sessions around school, work, and family life while using the therapist's practical and skills-focused methods.
Questions people ask about Jessica
What concerns does this therapist help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, depression, ADHD, trauma and grief, among other issues listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
Her style is warm and interactive. She blends client-centered work with CBT, emotionally-focused techniques, mindfulness, and solution-focused methods.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 14 years of experience in mental health and counseling to her work with parents and individuals.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the LPC credential as a Licensed Professional Counselor and practices from Georgia.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits the client's needs.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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