About Jessica
Jessica Pustka is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Texas with nine years of experience. She focuses on practical steps people can use to manage stress and anxiety. Jessica also helps with parenting challenges, self-esteem, grief, career questions, and life transitions.
Her work includes support for young adult issues. She uses clear, down-to-earth language in sessions. Jessica helps people identify strengths and build skills they can use day to day.
Background and approach
She emphasizes learning healthy coping strategies and improving self-advocacy. Clients can expect guidance that is concrete and goal-focused. Jessica draws on accepted behavioral methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and increase values-based action.
She also uses skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are needed. Techniques are chosen to match what a person needs in the moment. Sessions are generally offered during typical work hours, Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm.
She supports people through grief and family stress, and helps with career-related concerns and transitions. Jessica encourages small, steady changes that add up over time. Her approach begins with listening to each person's story and priorities.
From there she works collaboratively to set clear goals and practical steps. The aim is to leave sessions with tools that make daily life a bit easier.
How Jessica Uses ACT, CBT, and DBT Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and then choose actions that align with their values. It can be useful for managing anxiety, low mood, and decisions about work or relationships.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing thought patterns that contribute to stress and depression. It usually involves practical exercises and homework to build new habits and coping skills.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving distress tolerance. Techniques from DBT can help when feeling overwhelmed or having trouble calming down.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Jessica will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She adapts techniques as progress is made and priorities change.
Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs. Video is good for a face-to-face feel, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat or texts work for brief check-ins or flexible timing. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, school, or parenting demands.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English