- CBT methods
- Emotion-focused work
- Mindfulness practices
About Jessica
Jessica Lemer is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Minnesota with 14 years of professional experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, family struggles, and trauma and abuse. Jessica uses straightforward conversation and practical tools to help people who are carrying guilt or shame related to relationships, family, or past events.
She emphasizes client-centered care and works from a social justice perspective. Sessions begin by listening to what matters most and identifying small, concrete steps forward. Jessica draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thinking patterns and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at connection and attachment in relationships.
Mindfulness techniques and motivational interviewing are woven into sessions when useful. These approaches help people notice hard feelings, reduce reactivity, and make choices that match their values. Jessica also uses narrative ideas to help people reframe stories they tell about themselves after loss, abandonment, or other painful events.
She has experience supporting people with adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, dissociation, and related challenges. Jessica pays attention to how past experiences shape current patterns, and she works with clients on concrete communication and coping skills.
People who prefer clear, direct conversation and practical steps tend to do well in her work. To begin, she asks people to describe the concern, set a starting goal, and try small experiments between sessions to test what helps.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy is about listening and following what matters most to the client. In practice this means the therapist asks open questions, reflects what she hears, and helps people set realistic goals for their concerns like guilt or shame.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Online CBT sessions often include identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing them with brief experiments, and practicing new coping skills between sessions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people notice emotional responses and try new ways of connecting.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jessica will collaborate with each person to try methods that fit their goals, preferences, and daily life. That might mean more skills practice one week or deeper emotional work another week.
Confirm the specific session formats before booking, since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, keep appointments during travel, or choose shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find that clear agendas and practical homework translate well to remote sessions, and Jessica uses tools like focused conversation, behavioral experiments, and mindfulness practices to make online meetings useful.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, plus related areas like abandonment, attachment, caregiver stress, and body image.
How would she approach shame or guilt in sessions?
She listens first, then uses client-centered conversation alongside CBT and emotionally-focused work to name feelings and test small changes.
What is her background and experience?
Jessica has 14 years of professional experience and practices from a social justice perspective while focusing on practical, conversational therapy.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LMFT licensed in Minnesota and provides services from that state.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are used.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her practice?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a 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.