Jessica Katz

Jessica Katz is a licensed counselor with over two decades of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, parenting strain, relationship and family concerns, and life transitions. Her style is direct, steady, and compassionate for those looking for practical coping skills.

Jessica uses clear, hands-on methods in sessions. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and form new habits. Attachment-based ideas guide work on close relationships and patterns that began in childhood. She also uses EMDR for trauma work and existential approaches when people need meaning-focused conversations.

Clients can expect a collaborative pace in the room. Jessica describes the therapeutic relationship as a dance that sometimes she leads and sometimes the client leads. Early sessions focus on safety and concrete coping tools. Later work moves toward stronger self-direction and skill mastery.

Her background includes long-term practice across multiple states and 21 years of clinical experience. Jessica holds LMHC and LPC credentials and currently practices from Utah. She blends practical coaching with deeper therapy when situations call for it.

Many people come for help with change, loss, or burned-out coping strategies. Jessica helps people build step-by-step plans for everyday life. Her approach emphasizes patience, steady progress, and teaching skills that can be used after formal sessions end.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect current trust and closeness. Online sessions can use conversation and exercises to identify attachment needs and practice new ways of connecting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) centers on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. In remote sessions, clients learn practical tools and homework exercises they can apply between meetings. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) targets traumatic memories through structured processing; when EMDR is used, the therapist guides paced memory work alongside coping strategies.

Picking the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and comfort. That plan can change as progress unfolds, with the client helping to shape which techniques are used and when.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into busy lives because they reduce travel, allow shorter check-ins during a workday, or let clients use a camera-off phone call when that suits them. Licensed professionals can deliver focused skill teaching, trauma processing, and relationship work remotely, while helping clients build routines that carry into everyday life.