Jessica David, LPC - Therapist in Missouri

About Jessica

Jessica David is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri. She has 13 years of professional experience and speaks English. She welcomes people who are taking the first steps toward support and offers a calm, nonjudgmental presence in sessions.

Her work draws on time in residential settings supporting people who experienced trauma and abuse, and on experience in school settings. That background informs how she approaches mood concerns, trauma, and stress-related issues.

Background and approach

She often helps with depression, anxiety, bipolar mood concerns, addictions, and grief. Jessica uses practical, easy-to-follow tools in sessions. She listens first, then helps clients set small, clear goals.

Techniques come from client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused methods. Sessions focus on what helps a person feel steadier day to day. Parents and people coping with life changes often seek out her support for parenting challenges, relationship strain, postpartum concerns, and compassion fatigue.

She also addresses self-esteem, intimacy questions, attachment issues, jealousy, and money or financial stress. Jessica aims to be a guide rather than a director. She works alongside clients to build skills, boost motivation, and solve problems practically.

The overall goal is to help people feel more capable and move toward the life they want.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Client-centered therapy puts the client's experience first. The therapist listens closely and reflects what is heard so clients feel understood and can decide their own goals. This approach is helpful when someone needs a safe place to sort out feelings and make personal choices.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems in place. Sessions use straightforward tools to change unhelpful thinking and build new habits, which can ease anxiety, depression, and mood concerns.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm. These practices often pair well with other techniques to manage stress, anger, postpartum challenges, and compassion fatigue.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.

Online sessions offer flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls and phone sessions allow conversations from home, while live chat and text-based messaging let clients check in between appointments. These options make it easier to use therapy consistently and to apply new skills in daily life.

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 kinds of concerns does Jessica address?

She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, and relationship or parenting difficulties.

What is her general approach in sessions?

She starts by listening without judgment and then works with clients to set small, achievable goals using practical techniques.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Jessica has 13 years of counseling experience, including work in residential settings and school environments.

What credential does she hold and where does she practice?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, with license number MO LPC 2016004606, practicing in Missouri.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

In what formats are sessions offered?

Sessions can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience: 13 years
Licensed: Missouri
Languages: English

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