About Jessica
Dr. Jessica Hughes helps people managing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with eight years of experience.
She introduces a calm, patient presence and focuses on practical steps clients can use between sessions. Her approach centers on listening first. She creates a space where people can say what they think and feel without being judged.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to be straightforward and goal-focused, with attention to what matters most to each person. She uses a mix of methods tailored to the situation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy offers tools to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify values and take meaningful action. Emotionally-Focused work supports understanding strong feelings and improving emotional responses. Dr.
Hughes also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and Client-Centered techniques to keep the pace driven by the client. Her background includes work with caregivers, first responders, and people wrestling with attachment, codependency, and body image concerns. In sessions she focuses on small, practical changes that add up over time.
She encourages clear communication, coping skills for intense emotions, and steps to rebuild confidence. The aim is steady progress toward a more manageable daily life.
Approach-driven online therapy that fits your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to you and taking small, value-based actions even when feelings are difficult. It can help with anxiety, depression, and navigating big life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers concrete tools to spot patterns in thoughts and behaviors and practice new ways of responding to stress and low mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides practical skills for managing intense emotions and reducing impulsive reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss these methods with each person and collaboratively decide which techniques fit best based on goals and preferences. Sessions can mix elements from different approaches as needs shift over time.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins or ongoing tracking between longer sessions. These options help fit therapy around work, caregiving, or other responsibilities while keeping the focus on practical progress.
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What this counselor works with
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- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English