Jessica "J. Marie" Garrett

Jessica "J. Marie" Garrett uses practical, goal-focused methods to help people cope with life changes and everyday stressors. She is a licensed clinical social worker with LICSW and LCSW-C credentials and brings 20 years of professional experience to her work. Her style is direct and respectful, and she aims to create a space where people can talk through what matters most to them.

Jessica helps people manage anxiety, depression, anger, and addictions. She also supports those facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, trauma and abuse, and career or money concerns. She addresses intimacy-related issues and problems that come with mood disorders and bipolar conditions in straightforward sessions.

Her approach is collaborative and tailored. She will listen to each person’s circumstances and then shape conversations and goals to match their needs. That can mean building practical skills, trying short-term strategies, or working through deeper personal history over time.

Jessica’s background includes work with adoption and foster care matters, communication problems, divorce and separation, and veteran and armed forces issues. She integrates Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy when appropriate to the person’s goals.

Sessions are conducted in English and Jessica is licensed in Maryland. Taking a first step can feel hard, and she aims to make beginning therapy clear and manageable for people looking to change how they cope with life’s transitions.

Approaches that guide online care

Jessica commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing, and she also draws on Solution-Focused Therapy. CBT helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that keep anxiety or low mood in place, and it often includes practical exercises to try between sessions. Motivational Interviewing helps people clarify what matters to them and strengthen their own reasons for change, which can be useful for addictions, mood management, or making life changes. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes small, achievable steps and quick shifts in how problems are approached.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, preferences, and life situation. That might mean combining short-term problem-solving with skill-building over several sessions.

The original biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists can adapt exercises and homework to work well in remote appointments and help people practice new skills in everyday settings.