Jessica Eddins, LMHC, LPC

Jessica Eddins is a licensed counselor practicing in Virginia. She holds the Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential and the Licensed Professional Counselor credential and brings seven years of experience to sessions. Jessica focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, and relationship or family concerns.

Her work is collaborative and client-centered. She helps people talk through feelings and set practical steps toward change. Jessica uses cognitive-behavioral strategies to notice and shift patterns of thinking and behavior. She also draws on motivational interviewing to support people who want to change substance use or other habits.

In sessions she often uses journaling, short exercises, worksheets, and mindfulness practices. Those tools are aimed at building coping skills and clearer decision making. She emphasizes small, reachable goals and regular check-ins to track progress.

Jessica has supported people struggling with trauma, intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, and life transitions. She also addresses caregiver stress, codependency, divorce and separation, and problems connected to drug and alcohol addiction. Her work includes helping people manage feelings of guilt, shame, isolation, and impulsivity.

She asks clients to take part in creating a treatment plan that fits their needs. Sessions may include homework between meetings and referrals to books or videos when helpful. Jessica aims to help people build a clearer sense of purpose and more effective ways of coping in daily life.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own goals and what matters most to them. It involves listening closely, reflecting what the person says, and shaping the plan around their priorities. This approach helps when someone needs space to sort out feelings and decide next steps.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses simple exercises and homework to test new ways of thinking and behaving, which can help with anxiety, stress, and patterns that keep problems going. Motivational Interviewing is a coaching-style approach that helps people find their own reasons to change, often used when addressing substance use or habits someone wants to alter.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals and preferences. That plan can change over time as progress is made and new needs appear.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, since specific online options are not listed in the profile. Online therapy can make it easier to fit regular sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce time spent traveling. It also lets people use practices learned in sessions in the settings where they live and work, supporting day-to-day application of coping skills.