Jessica Grayer-Brumfield, LCSW, LISW

About Jessica

Jessica Grayer-Brumfield is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who uses practical, person-focused therapy to help people facing life transitions and stress. She brings ten years of experience and works from a straightforward, respectful stance. Parents and individuals who are worried about relationships, work pressures, or feeling overwhelmed will find an easy pace and clear support.

She starts by listening to what matters most and then tailors sessions to the concerns named by the client.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on building coping skills, improving motivation, and finding balance between responsibilities. The work is collaborative and paced to the person’s needs. Jessica draws on Client-Centered Therapy to keep conversations grounded in the client’s priorities.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and try new ways of responding. Mindfulness techniques are offered to help manage anxiety and stress in the moment. Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns including grief, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and caregiver stress.

Additional areas include adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric issues, postpartum and pregnancy-related concerns, and mood disorders such as bipolar. Jessica holds licensure as an LCSW and an LISW and provides services from Illinois. She aims to create a nonjudgmental space and partner with each person to set goals, practice new skills, and track progress over time.

Approach and online options that fit busy family lives

Jessica commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening, empathy, and helping each person set their own goals. This approach is helpful for people who need a supportive place to sort priorities and feel heard.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT offers concrete tools to reduce anxiety, manage mood shifts, and change patterns that get in the way of daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Decisions about methods are made collaboratively and can change as needs evolve.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules. These options can make it easier to fit sessions around caregiving, work, or other responsibilities while keeping the focus on steady progress and practical skills.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

Jessica helps with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, career issues, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes, among other areas.

What is her general therapy style?

She uses a person-focused approach that centers the client’s goals and priorities. Sessions combine listening with practical skill-building and problem-solving.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has ten years of experience working in clinical social work settings and brings that background to individual care.

What credentials and location apply?

Jessica holds LCSW and LISW credentials with Illinois licensure numbers IL LCSW 149.017306 and IA LISW 134672, and she practices from Illinois.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.

How does payment work and what does it cost?

Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working together?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

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Experience: 10 years
Licensed: Illinois, Iowa
Languages: English

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