Dr. Jessica Curd, LCSW

Dr. Jessica Curd helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and major life changes. She also supports those managing ADHD, bipolar disorder, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, and people facing career strain or compassion fatigue. Dr. Curd practices from Indiana and brings 19 years of clinical experience to sessions.

Her approach centers on listening first and working with each person to set practical goals. She uses clear, straightforward techniques to build skills for managing mood, improving communication, and handling stress day to day. Sessions aim to increase confidence, boost motivation, and ease the load of difficult emotions.

Dr. Curd uses client-centered methods alongside cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior strategies. She also draws on emotionally-focused and existential ideas to help people find meaning and stronger connections in their lives. These methods are used to address issues like chronic pain, caregiver stress, abandonment worries, and family-of-origin patterns.

She has particular experience supporting people affected by domestic violence, divorce and separation, dissociation, and codependency. Dr. Curd also works with concerns tied to aging, cancer, autism spectrum conditions, and chronic illness. Practical problem solving and skill-building are common parts of her work.

Outside of practice she enjoys time with family and dogs, hiking, running, camping, travel, and creative writing. To begin, visitors complete a short questionnaire and schedule an appointment based on the matching process and therapist availability.

Approaches for online care and what they involve

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's experience and aims to make space for their thoughts and feelings while the therapist follows their lead; it helps with stress, self-esteem, and making decisions. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and motivation challenges. Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, blends acceptance with skill-building in areas like emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which helps when emotions feel overwhelming.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean mixing elements from different approaches and adjusting over time based on what helps most.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in this profile. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - they can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a workday, and offer options for phone-only meetings when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Licensed professionals tailor the pace and tools of sessions so therapy can match everyday routines without promising a particular outcome.