Jessica Canty

Jessica Canty is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) who helps people facing major life transitions and personal challenges. She focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, and workplace strain, and she aims to help clients find practical ways forward. Jessica writes plainly and meets people where they are so conversations feel direct and useful.

Her approach draws on several evidence-informed methods, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and client-centered work. She blends mindfulness and motivational interviewing to help people notice patterns, set meaningful goals, and try concrete steps between sessions. Jessica encourages small experiments that can change daily habits and ease overwhelm.

She brings 14 years of experience in settings that required attention to culture and power. This background informs her work with people who face discrimination, workplace challenges, or stress from blended family and caregiving roles. She also addresses issues tied to body image, self-esteem, and post-traumatic stress.

Jessica supports people exploring alternative relationship cultures and kink in a nonjudgmental way. She helps with parenting stress, divorce and separation concerns, and navigating forgiveness or guilt. Sessions focus on clarity, realistic coping skills, and rebuilding a sense of purpose.

Located in the District of Columbia, Jessica offers therapy in English. Getting started involves completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling through the Start Therapy button on the site.

How Jessica’s Approaches Work Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters most to them and take steps toward those values, even when thoughts or feelings are difficult. It can be useful for coping with life changes, anxiety, and grief. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes that reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental conversation where the therapist follows the client’s lead and supports their pace and choices.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Jessica treats therapy as a collaboration and will work with each person to choose which methods fit their goals and preferences. That might mean combining ACT, CBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing in ways that feel practical and doable.

Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time and allowing sessions during breaks or between commitments. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when needed or conversations that focus on homework and skills practice between meetings. Licensed professionals can tailor sessions so therapy fits everyday routines and goals.