- Crisis appointments
- ACT exercises
- Chronic illness care
About Jessica
Jessica Coburn is an Iowa-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, and related issues such as guilt and shame. Jessica offers practical help for both urgent problems and longer-term struggles.
She provides focused crisis appointments and single-session insight when someone needs immediate clarity. Those sessions aim to reduce anxiety, identify core problems, and produce a short, actionable plan to use right away. She also offers ongoing work for more complex concerns that take time to sort through.
Jessica regularly supports people living with chronic pain, medical trauma, or a history of cancer. In these cases she addresses the daily impact of illness, medical fatigue, and the grief that can come with changing health. Her style is direct and practical rather than minimizing or overly positive.
Her sessions draw on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and other approaches to untangle guilt, shame, and fear. Clients can expect structured journaling, purposeful exercises, and tools to apply between meetings. The focus is on small, realistic steps that fit into everyday life.
Jessica also works with issues such as burnout, career shifts, boundary-setting, substance use, mood disorders, and caregiver stress. She describes her work as collaborative and candid, concentrating on what is sustainable and genuinely helpful for each person.
Approaches used in online sessions and how they help
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying personal values and taking small actions that align with those values. It often uses exercises and journaling to help people move through guilt and shame toward choices that matter to them.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental stance where the person leads the conversation. This approach helps people feel heard while they sort out what they want to change or hold onto.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns. It can be useful for anxiety, mood concerns, and coping with life changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to determine which mix of ACT, client-centered work, or CBT feels most useful. That choice is based on the individual's needs, goals, and preferences rather than a fixed formula.
Confirm the specific online session options before booking, as the profile does not list formats explicitly. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Work in virtual sessions still uses exercises, journaling, and practical takeaways so progress can carry over into daily life.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Iowa
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, mood and eating issues, and related problems such as guilt and shame.
How does she approach guilt or shame in sessions?
Her work uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy along with practical exercises to help untangle guilt and shame and identify values-aligned choices.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working with both crisis situations and longer-term therapeutic needs.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LMHC licensed in Iowa and practices with that credential.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list explicit session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided via a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose 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.