- Anxiety and depression
- Attachment and relationships
- English and Spanish
About Jessica
Jessica Stern is a New Hampshire Psychologist (NH Psychologist 937) with 30 years of experience. She works with adults on concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and life changes. She also lists life purpose and career questions among her areas of focus.
She uses clear, goal-focused work in sessions. Jessica combines cognitive behavioral ideas with psychodynamic thinking and mindfulness techniques to help people notice patterns and try different ways of responding. She also uses trauma-focused methods when past events continue to cause panic or distress.
Sessions are collaborative. She helps people set practical steps and checks progress along the way. Conversations can cover communication skills, attachment patterns from family history, and coping during major transitions like illness or adoption and foster care issues.
Jessica has long experience with multicultural and bilingual clients and offers services in English and Spanish. She has worked with people facing midlife questions, parenting stress, intimacy issues, and the isolation that follows big life changes.
Her style blends practical skill-building with attention to deeper emotional themes. People who feel stuck after a job change, relationship shift, or health crisis will find focused, structured work aimed at clearer next steps. To begin, follow the site's sign-up flow to see online therapy options and schedule an initial session.
How Jessica applies core approaches in online sessions
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. In practice she helps people identify how attachment styles affect closeness, trust and communication, and then tries alternative ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings and actions; sessions often include short exercises to test new behaviors and small homework tasks to track progress. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method used when past events continue to cause panic or intrusive memories; it involves structured processing aimed at reducing the intensity of those memories.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and symptoms and then suggest which methods to try first. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most for the client’s stress, relationships or sense of direction.
The site sign-up flow explains how to start and schedule sessions; please confirm the current session formats before booking. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into work and family life by avoiding travel, allowing shorter check-ins, or making it easier to attend when energy or mobility are limited. Jessica will work with each person to match session structure to goals and daily routines.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
New Hampshire
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, grief, career and life purpose questions.
How would she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She uses goal-focused sessions that combine cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic ideas, plus mindfulness and trauma-focused methods when needed.
What is her professional background?
She has 30 years of clinical experience, working as an evaluator, therapist and life coach across a wide range of issues.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a New Hampshire Psychologist (NH Psychologist 937) and practices from New Hampshire.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can international clients work with her?
She accepts international clients; confirm logistics and time zones when scheduling.
How are sessions billed?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.