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Jessica Crume

Practical, goal-focused therapy for families and parents

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
7 years
Licensed in
Indiana
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Jessica

Jessica Crume is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who uses straightforward, practical therapy to help families and parents navigate hard moments. She draws on solution-focused work and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to set clear goals and try concrete changes. Her style is client-centered, so sessions focus on what matters most to each person.

Jessica speaks plain language and keeps things direct and manageable. She earned a master’s degree in social work from Indiana University School of Social Work and has seven years of clinical experience.

Background and approach

Her background includes work in juvenile criminal justice, school-based therapy, and community mental health settings. That mix shaped her skill set for working with children, families, and individual adults. In sessions she looks for small, practical steps that can reduce stress and improve family interactions.

She uses mindfulness tools to help with anxiety and behavioral approaches to address mood and impulse concerns. Jessica also applies motivational interviewing when people want help finding direction or building new routines. Common topics she addresses include parenting challenges, family conflict, ADHD-related struggles, trauma and abuse, anger, and coping with life changes.

She also supports people dealing with self-esteem, career transitions, workplace issues, and mood concerns. The work often centers on clear next steps rather than long, abstract discussion. Jessica offers therapy in English and accepts international clients.

She practices in Indiana and uses a collaborative approach to tailor plans to each family or individual’s needs.

How Jessica’s approaches translate to online family work

Jessica uses solution-focused and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy methods to keep online sessions practical and goal oriented. Solution-focused therapy narrows in on what a family or parent wants to change now and creates small, doable steps to try between sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches skills to shift patterns that cause stress or conflict.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. She works collaboratively with each person to choose techniques that fit the family’s goals, daily routines, and comfort level. Together they test strategies and adjust the plan as progress or new needs emerge.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. These options help parents connect from home, fit work or school schedules, and follow up between appointments. The variety of formats supports different ways of working on communication, parenting skills, and coping tools without requiring travel.

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 Jessica help with?
She addresses parenting and family problems along with stress, anxiety, ADHD, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, and related mood and behavioral issues.
What is her therapy style like?
Her work is client-centered and solution-focused, with clear goals and practical steps. She often uses cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness to make changes that fit daily life.
What background does she bring to sessions?
She has seven years of experience and has worked in juvenile criminal justice, school-based therapy, and community mental health settings.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Indiana, credential IN LCSW 34008674A.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are costs and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

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Experience
7 years
Licensed
Indiana
Languages
English

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