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Online therapist

Jessica Odell

Compassionate support for everyday family life

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Credentials
LCSW, CSW
Experience
12 years
Licensed in
Colorado
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Jessica

Jessica Odell is a licensed clinical social worker in Colorado who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and trauma. She speaks plainly and listens closely to understand what a person is really struggling with. Jessica aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable and supported.

Her approach begins with respect and sensitivity. She adapts conversations and plans to fit each person’s situation instead of using a one-size-fits-all method.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on practical skills, clearer thinking, and building strengths that clients can use between meetings. Jessica uses a mix of talk-based and evidence-informed techniques. She draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and patterns.

She also offers client-centered work that centers the person’s priorities and choices. For people carrying trauma or painful memories, she can include methods like EMDR when appropriate and agreed upon. Narrative therapy is sometimes used to help clients reframe life stories and find new meaning.

With 12 years of experience, Jessica works with concerns across relationships, parenting, identity, and life transitions. She brings steady support while helping people set realistic goals and try specific steps toward change.

Approaches that translate to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s goals and values. The therapist follows the client’s lead, offers empathy, and helps clarify what matters most. This approach helps when someone needs a calm, bearing presence and practical support for life choices.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with straightforward exercises. It teaches skills for managing anxiety, low mood, and stress through specific techniques and homework tasks clients can practice between sessions.

EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a method used to reduce the intensity of distressing memories. When appropriate, elements of EMDR can be introduced in collaboration with the client to address trauma-related reactions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options and tailor methods based on the client’s needs, goals, and preferences. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust over time as progress and comfort change.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging. These formats make it easier to fit sessions around parenting and work, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people continue care from home. The variety of options helps people choose how they feel most comfortable engaging in therapy.

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.

EMDR

A structured protocol used with distressing memories, pairing recall with guided attention tasks. Some therapists adapt it for video sessions; whether that fits is worth asking about directly.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Jessica works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and related issues such as parenting, relationship strain, and self-esteem.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She blends client-centered listening with practical techniques like cognitive behavioral therapy and narrative approaches to help people make small, useful changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Jessica has 12 years of professional experience providing behavioral health support and therapeutic care in Colorado.
What credentials and location does she hold?
She is licensed in Colorado as an LCSW, with credential number CO LCSW CSW.09924403.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select Start Therapy, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.

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Experience
12 years
Licensed
Colorado
Languages
English

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