About Jessica
Jessica "J. Marie" Garrett is a licensed clinician with two decades of experience. She holds LICSW, MD, and LCSW-C credentials and practices in Maryland.
She focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, relationship conflicts, and ADHD. Her approach is straightforward and practical. She listens first, then works with each person to set clear goals.
Sessions concentrate on current problems and concrete steps clients can try between meetings. Jessica often uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and change behaviors.
Background and approach
She also brings motivational interviewing to conversations about change and uses solution-focused methods to build on what already works for the client. Over 20 years she has helped people manage grief, trauma, addiction concerns, anger, and life transitions. She also supports those facing career strain, money worries, parenting stress, and issues related to adoption and foster care.
She aims to treat people with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. The early sessions focus on what matters most to the client and produce a simple, tailored plan. Jessica works collaboratively so people leave with clear next steps they can try between sessions.
How practical therapies translate to online sessions
Jessica commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused therapy in sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches small experiments to test new approaches, which can help with anxiety, mood, and stress. Solution-focused therapy concentrates on strengths and examples of when things go better and then builds simple, repeatable steps to extend those moments.Choosing the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about your goals and preferences, then try approaches that fit your needs. That collaborative process helps tailor techniques so they feel useful in everyday life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and a more conversational rhythm. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging can fit into busy days and work well for brief updates or focused coaching between longer appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, or school routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Maryland, District of Columbia
- Languages
- English
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