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Dr. Jessica Winn

LMFT Virginia 19 years of experience

Compassionate therapist for life transitions

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Dr. Jessica Winn
  • Practical coping skills
  • Relationship focus
  • Trauma-informed care

About Jessica

Dr. Jessica Winn is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 19 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction struggles, grief, and major life changes. Her style is straightforward and focused on practical steps people can use day to day.

She begins by listening to what feels most urgent. Then she and the client set clear, achievable goals. Sessions may include talking through difficult memories, practicing new ways to relate to others, or learning small behavioral changes that make a difference. She emphasizes building stronger relationships and clearer communication.

Dr. Winn has worked in many settings, including schools, group homes, substance use clinics, psychological assessment offices, home-based programs, and partial hospitalization programs. She has also taught behavioral sciences at the university level and spent time supervising clinicians.

The work she does often addresses attachment issues, body image, codependency, and family of origin concerns. She also supports people dealing with parenting stress, first responder challenges, and career-related strain. Her background includes experience with clients who have experienced trauma, addiction, or psychiatric hospitalization.

Her approach draws on attachment-based methods, client-centered techniques, cognitive behavioral strategies, emotionally-focused work, and existential perspectives. These tools are used to help people understand patterns, try new behaviors, and find more satisfying ways of relating. To begin, follow the site’s intake steps to match with her and schedule a first session.

How these approaches guide online work

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns shape current connections. It helps people notice recurring ways of relating and learn more secure responses to others. Client-Centered Therapy centers the client's experience and pace, using empathy and reflective listening to help people feel heard and make choices that fit their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact, and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns and improve mood and functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That may mean trying a few techniques and adjusting as progress is made.

Confirm the current online session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also support continuity of care after a life change or during a move. Licensed professionals help tailor session length and focus so therapy fits daily life without adding extra burden.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesBody imageCodependencyCommunication problemsDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImmigration issuesInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

19+ years

Credentials

Virginia, California

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, parenting stress, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is client-centered and practical. She listens first, then helps set small, doable goals and uses talking, behavioral strategies, and relational work in sessions.

What is her clinical background?

She has 19 years of clinical experience, several years supervising clinicians, and six years teaching behavioral sciences at the university level.

What credentials and region are listed?

She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in California and Virginia and is based in Virginia.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can she work with international clients?

She is not currently accepting international clients.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with a first session?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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