Jessica Hrdlicka, LCSW - Therapist in Illinois

About Jessica

Jessica Hrdlicka is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Illinois with 15 years of clinical experience. She focuses on parenting and family-related concerns alongside mood, anxiety, trauma, and behavioral challenges. Jessica aims to create a straightforward, calm space where parents can talk about what feels most urgent and get clear steps to try at home.

Her work draws on client-centered therapy that respects each family's goals. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and build new routines.

Background and approach

Emotionally-focused ideas help when relationships and attachment feel strained. Jessica has worked in schools, community programs, and independent practice. That range means she is familiar with challenges that show up at different ages and settings.

She has supported people dealing with trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, and neurodivergence. Practical skill-building is a common thread in her sessions. Parents and caregivers often leave with communication tools, coping strategies, and small behavior plans to try between meetings.

Jessica explains steps in plain language so families can test what works. She also brings attention to body image, chronic illness, and grief when these issues affect daily life. Her aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes.

Jessica meets families where they are and adjusts plans as needs change.

Therapeutic approaches for online family and parenting support

Client-centered therapy is about following what matters most to the parent or caregiver. Jessica listens first, then shapes goals with the family's priorities in mind. This approach helps when people feel unsure what outcome they want or need straightforward support.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In sessions she helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build small, concrete strategies to change routines and reduce distress. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and many everyday parenting stresses.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy targets how people connect and respond in relationships. It can be helpful when attachment, trust, or repeated conflicts strain family life. Jessica uses it to help caregivers notice interaction patterns and practice new ways of responding.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Jessica talks with each family about goals, preferences, and what has worked before. She will suggest methods to try and adjust them based on what the family finds helpful, making the plan collaborative rather than fixed.

Online sessions offer flexibility for busy families. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from home, phone sessions work for quick check-ins, and live chat or text messaging can support short questions or between-session coaching. These options help parents fit care into their schedules and maintain continuity as needs change.

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.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

Jessica works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, grief, eating concerns, anger, bipolar, ADHD, and related issues listed in her profile.

What is her general approach in sessions?

She uses client-centered care to follow each family's goals, cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts, and emotionally-focused ideas for relationship work.

How long has she practiced clinically?

She has 15 years of professional clinical experience across schools, community programs, and independent practice settings.

Where is she licensed and based?

Jessica is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with an Illinois license number IL LCSW 149.018832 and practices in Illinois.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

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

How does pricing work for sessions?

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

How do I begin working with this therapist?

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

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Also works with

ADHD
Anger management
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Bipolar disorder
Body image
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Co-morbidity
Communication problems
Coping with life changes
Depression
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Eating disorders
Family conflicts
Family problems
Grief
Life purpose
Mood disorders
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Parenting issues
Post-traumatic stress
Postpartum depression
Relationship issues
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Women's issues
Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 15 years
Licensed: Illinois
Languages: English

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