Jessica Braddock , LCSW

Jessica Braddock is a Maine-licensed LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) with nine years of clinical therapy experience. She works with individuals and families across a broad range of concerns, including relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, parenting struggles, depression, anxiety, ADHD, grief, and issues around identity and sexuality. Jessica emphasizes a strengths-based approach that recognizes each person as the expert on their own life while offering practical tools to build resilience and address areas of difficulty.

Her work blends evidence-informed strategies with compassionate support to help clients navigate life transitions, manage intense emotions, and improve communication and connection. She draws on therapies that promote clarity, skills development, and meaningful change, tailoring interventions to fit each person’s goals and circumstances. Seeking therapy is framed as a courageous step toward self-understanding, and Jessica supports that journey with curiosity, respect, and collaborative problem solving.

Jessica practices in Maine and conducts sessions in English. Her background includes helping people cope with attachment concerns, parenting and family dynamics, trauma recovery, and the unique stressors that arise from caregiving and life change. She aims to help clients uncover practical steps forward while honoring their values and lived experience.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take meaningful action even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It supports work on life transitions, stress, and values-driven change by combining acceptance strategies with goal-oriented behavior.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and adjusting patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to depression, anxiety, and other everyday struggles. It is practical and skills-focused, helping people develop tools to manage symptoms and improve daily functioning.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers teaching in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. It can be especially useful for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and learning concrete coping strategies.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Jessica works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy delivers these approaches through flexible modalities - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit therapy into a busy life or to connect from a distance. Working with licensed professionals online can increase access to consistent care while allowing therapists and clients to tailor scheduling and communication to what works best for the individual.