- Stress and anxiety
- Addictions and trauma
- Life purpose support
About Jessica
Jessica Cullen is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Wisconsin with 16 years of clinical experience. She works with people coping with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, and major life changes. Her additional focuses include communication problems, questions about life purpose, and self-love.
Jessica describes change as a practical process. She looks at the patterns that keep people stuck and traces where those patterns began. Sessions focus on clear observations, honest conversation, and concrete steps to try between appointments.
Her work draws on neuroscience-informed counseling and a range of evidence-based techniques. Clients can expect a mix of skills training, behavioral experiments, and targeted therapies aimed at changing unhelpful thoughts and responses. The approach pays attention to how the brain and body react to stress and trauma.
In sessions she balances direct feedback with supportive listening. She uses questioning, structured exercises, and gradual exposure to help reduce distressing symptoms. Practical tools for managing anxiety, cravings, mood, and communication are a common part of the work.
Jessica also helps people weigh life choices and clarify direction when work, relationships, or health force a rethink. The focus is on naming what matters now and testing small changes that align with those priorities. She encourages straightforward appraisal of obstacles and steady practice of new habits.
Evidence-based techniques and online sessions
Jessica uses neuroscience-informed counseling alongside several evidence-based techniques. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; it helps with anxiety, depression, and managing stress. Motivational Interviewing supports people working through ambivalence about substance use or behavioral change by strengthening personal motivation and planning small steps. Trauma-focused work pays attention to how past events shape current reactions and uses gradual, structured approaches to reduce their hold.Choosing the best approach is collaborative. The therapist will review symptoms, goals, and preferences with the client and then try methods that fit those needs. Adjustments happen as progress or obstacles become clear, so the work evolves based on what proves helpful.
Specific online session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a break, or removing the need to be on camera when that is not required. Licensed professionals can use remote work to maintain regular contact and practice new skills between appointments.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
16+ years
Listed in
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What difficulties does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, and coping with life changes. Communication problems, life purpose, and self-love are additional focus areas.
How does she approach someone who feels stuck?
Her method examines repeating patterns and where they started, then tests small practical changes. Sessions include clear observations, direct conversation, and exercises to try between meetings.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 16 years of clinical experience working with the concerns listed above.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Wisconsin and practices there.
Can people who speak other languages work with her?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How do session costs and billing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.