Jessica Gentry , LPC

Jessica Gentry is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 12 years of clinical experience supporting adults, couples, and families. She adopts a strengths-based, trauma-informed perspective and works to meet each person where they are, helping clients identify practical steps toward greater well-being and more satisfying relationships.

Jessica views emotional and behavioral concerns through a holistic lens, attending to how past experiences, attachment patterns, and current life circumstances interact. Her practice emphasizes empowering clients to build on existing resources and to develop new coping skills that support lasting change. She draws from a range of evidence-informed methods to tailor care to each individual or family.

Her formal credentials and training include Trust-Based Relational Intervention - Certified Practitioner, EMDR training with certification pending, and Trauma-Informed Care Level One Certification. Additional professional trainings include the Behavioral Health Consultant Academy, ASIST suicide prevention, Cognitive Processing Therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, psychopharmacology, and motivational interviewing. These trainings inform a thoughtful, client-centered approach that balances skill-building with emotional processing and relational repair.

Approaches for online therapy and relational healing

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns of connection formed early in life and how they influence current relationships. In online sessions this approach helps clients explore attachment wounds, address abandonment or adoption concerns, and rebuild trust in close relationships.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a practical, skills-oriented approach that helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with more effective alternatives. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and many day-to-day challenges, and translates well to video or phone sessions where skill practice and homework can be coordinated.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that supports processing distressing memories and reducing their emotional charge. Jessica is EMDR trained with certification pending, and this approach can be integrated into care for clients dealing with trauma and abuse.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Jessica works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best match their goals, needs, and preferences, adjusting techniques over time to support progress.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and access licensed professionals from familiar settings.