About Jessica
Jessica Coburn is a licensed mental health counselor with 15 years of practice in Iowa. She offers clear, grounded help for people who feel overwhelmed by sudden crises, chronic health struggles, or life transitions. Her style is direct and compassionate, focused on useful steps you can take right away.
She provides short-term, focused support as well as longer-term work for complicated problems. Single-session crisis appointments are available for urgent situations when a one-time, solution-focused meeting can provide immediate clarity and an action plan.
How Jessica works
For ongoing concerns she uses structured exercises and practical tools to support steady progress. Many people come for help with medical trauma, chronic pain, or cancer history. She addresses the grief, scan-related anxiety, and exhaustion that often accompany health issues without minimizing those experiences.
She also supports people facing anxiety, mood disorders, burnout, grief, addiction, and parenting or career stress. Her approach emphasizes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive-behavioral strategies, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and client-centered work. Sessions often include journaling prompts, behavioral experiments, and goal-focused tasks to try between meetings.
Sessions are collaborative and candid. The focus is on realistic, sustainable changes that fit into daily life. Prospective clients choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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What Jessica works with
The areas below are the ones Jessica selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Iowa |
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Online support options
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying your values and taking small, meaningful steps toward them. It helps when guilt, shame, or fear keep you stuck and you want practical actions that fit your life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) identifies unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and replaces them with experiments and skills that reduce anxiety and improve mood. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to help interrupt worry and increase calm between tasks.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with you about your goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then recommend strategies to try. Together you decide which tools feel most useful and how to adapt them for your day-to-day routine.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the specific session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow practice of skills in the places where stress actually happens. Some formats require less bandwidth or allow shorter check-ins, which can be helpful on a work break or a busy day. The therapist will discuss how to structure sessions so they are realistic, actionable, and fit into your life.
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A practical next step
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