Jessica Peres, LPC - Therapist in New Jersey

About Jessica

Jessica Peres is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in New Jersey. She has nine years of clinical experience helping people who struggle with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and trauma. Jessica aims to create a calm, direct space where concerns can be named and practical steps are taken.

She offers sessions in English and Portuguese. Jessica focuses on guiding clients through difficult life changes and relationship challenges. She listens for patterns that come from early attachment experiences and helps clients notice how those patterns show up now.

Background and approach

Work often includes improving communication, setting healthier boundaries, and rebuilding self-esteem. Her approach draws from several evidence-informed methods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior and is used to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms.

Attachment-Based work helps explore how past relational experiences shape current reactions and closeness with others. Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness strategies teach emotional regulation and present-moment skills for overwhelming feelings. Jessica also addresses specific concerns like codependency, caregiver stress, body image, and issues tied to intimacy or commitment.

She brings practical tools as well as space to process painful events such as abuse or abandonment. Sessions are collaborative and paced to the client’s needs. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session.

Jessica offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How Jessica’s Approaches Work Online

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people notice why they react the way they do in close relationships and work toward safer, more trusting connections. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing the behaviors that keep problems going; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress management.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jessica collaborates with clients to choose or blend methods based on needs, goals, and preferences. She checks in often and adjusts the plan as progress is made so therapy stays relevant and practical.

Online formats let people fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from home, phone sessions offer a simpler option when video is not possible, and live chat or text-based messaging provides ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to practice skills in daily life and to keep therapy consistent despite a packed schedule.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Jessica address?

Jessica works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, LGBT-related concerns, intimacy-related difficulties, anger, and coping with life changes.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is collaborative and direct with a focus on practical skills. She combines talking through experiences with concrete tools for managing emotions and improving communication.

What is her professional background?

She has nine years of clinical experience supporting people through emotional and relational challenges.

What credentials and location are listed?

Jessica is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - licensed in New Jersey with license number NJ LPC 37PC01150900.

In what languages are sessions available?

Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.

What session formats does she use?

Sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How does billing and cost work?

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

How do I get started with therapy?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.

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Experience: 9 years
Licensed: New Jersey
Languages: English, Portuguese

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