- ACT and CBT methods
- Mindfulness practice
- Workplace and parenting
About Jessica
Jessica Canty is a DC LICSW with 14 years of clinical practice. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, workplace issues, and life transitions. Jessica also addresses concerns like guilt and shame, self-esteem, and parenting strain.
She uses straightforward conversation and clinically informed methods to help people named problems. Sessions focus on practical steps - noticing unhelpful thoughts, clarifying values, and setting small goals. That mix can feel concrete when emotions are overwhelming.
Jessica draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered and mindfulness approaches. She combines these to help people reduce reactivity, make decisions aligned with what matters, and practice new habits. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone wants to change but feels stuck.
Her work includes attention to relationship strain, caregiving stress, blended family concerns, and the effects of discrimination. She also supports people exploring BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture without judgment. Topics like forgiveness, body image, and life purpose come up in practical sessions.
In sessions she pays attention to both emotional experience and everyday demands. Conversations move between processing painful memories and planning manageable next steps. People leave with specific ideas to try between meetings and a clearer sense of what to work on next.
How Jessica applies therapeutic approaches online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters and take small committed steps toward those values. It focuses on noticing painful thoughts and choosing actions that fit a chosen direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and provides practical techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Client-Centered Therapy centers the persons own goals and experience, offering reflective listening and collaborative planning.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jessica will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. That collaborative process may include trying an ACT exercise one week and a CBT skill the next, with adjustments based on what helps most.
The practical benefits of online sessions can include fitting meetings into a busy week and reducing travel time. Please confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are offered. Online meetings can allow for shorter check-ins during a workday or calmer discussions when a quieter environment is available, and sessions can be scheduled to match daily routines rather than require long commutes.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
District of Columbia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and life changes. Additional focus areas include guilt and shame, workplace issues, and parenting strain.
How would she approach feelings of shame?
She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness to help people notice shame without being controlled by it. Sessions combine noticing patterns and trying small behavior changes.
What is her professional background?
She has 14 years of clinical experience and practices as a DC LICSW. That credential is Social Work licensure in the District of Columbia.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in the District of Columbia and holds the DC LICSW credential.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are payment and costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions are offered through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.