Jessica Eddins
Calm, practical therapy for everyday challenges
LMHC, LPC Virginia
- Experience
- 7 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, LGBT
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Jessica
Jessica Eddins is a licensed clinician in Virginia who blends cognitive behavioral techniques with a client-centered, compassionate stance to help people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship and family concerns, trauma and intimacy-related issues.
Background and approach
With seven years of clinical experience, she emphasizes practical strategies that support clearer thinking, healthier habits, and improved coping during life transitions. Jessica holds LMHC and LPC credentials and draws on motivational interviewing and narrative work to assist clients in defining and pursuing meaningful goals.
Her style is collaborative and focused on meeting people where they are; she uses tools such as mindfulness practices, journaling, worksheets, and homework to reinforce progress between sessions. Jessica has worked with a wide range of concerns including self-esteem, caregiver stress, communication problems, codependency, substance use, grief around divorce or separation, and issues connected to guilt and forgiveness.
She aims to create a respectful environment where clients can process emotions, build skills, and move toward the changes they seek.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new ways of thinking and behaving; it is often used for anxiety, stress, and many everyday problems and emphasizes practical strategies and homework to support change.
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist listens deeply and helps clients explore their values and goals; this approach supports self-directed growth and is helpful for relationship, self-esteem, and life transition concerns.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention and awareness skills that reduce reactivity and increase present-moment coping; it pairs well with cognitive work for stress reduction and emotion regulation.
Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and will be collaborative. The therapist will work with each client to identify priorities, preferences, and goals, then tailor interventions so they fit the client's needs rather than applying a one-size-fits-all method.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and maintain continuity during life transitions. These formats allow licensed professionals to use worksheets, guided mindfulness, journaling prompts, and motivational techniques between sessions to support steady progress.
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Experience
7+ years
Licensed
Virginia, North Carolina, Rhode Island
Languages
English