Jessica Gerson, LICSW, LCSW

Jessica Gerson is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) who brings 12 years of practice to people facing tough life moments. She centers care on stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, and concerns related to gender and sexuality. Jessica speaks plainly and aims to make the first steps feel manageable for someone worried about starting therapy.

She draws on personal experience with anxiety and depression to inform her approach. That perspective shapes a warm, encouraging style that prioritizes a strong therapeutic relationship. Sessions focus on practical skills you can use between meetings as well as exploring patterns that keep problems stuck.

Her toolkit includes cognitive behavioral techniques to spot and change unhelpful thinking, client-centered work that follows the person’s pace, and psychodynamic ideas to look at how past experiences affect present choices. She also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people live by their values, and solution-focused methods to identify small, concrete steps forward.

Jessica helps with a wide range of concerns beyond mood and stress, including ADHD, chronic pain or illness, intimacy and sexual identity questions, grief, and family-of-origin issues. She aims to tailor strategies to each person’s situation rather than offering one-size-fits-all solutions.

Based in Massachusetts, she combines practical tools with an encouraging, collaborative style. People can expect clear goals, skill-building between sessions, and a steady partner for making changes over time.

Therapeutic approaches for online work

Jessica commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then take actions that match their values; this can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with long-term health challenges. Client-Centered Therapy is another part of her approach and focuses on listening carefully, following the person’s pace, and building a trusting relationship that supports change. She also applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and practice specific exercises that reduce symptoms over time.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Confirm the current online session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand, and reduce travel time to appointments. Many people find it simpler to try practical skills between sessions when therapy fits more easily into their routine.