Jessica Baes, LCSW

Jessica Baes is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with four years of clinical experience in California. She focuses on helping people manage stress, reduce anxiety, and rebuild self-esteem. Jessica also supports clients who are facing career struggles, relationship challenges, or major life changes.

Jessica believes clients are the experts in their own lives. She listens first and asks practical questions to understand strengths and priorities. Sessions are collaborative and aimed at clear, manageable steps rather than vague goals.

Her work commonly addresses caregiver stress, living with chronic pain or illness, and communication problems at work or home. She also helps people who carry guilt or shame, who are rethinking life purpose, or who want to build more self-love.

Therapy sessions use approaches that focus on present problems and actionable skills. Jessica uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and shift unhelpful thinking patterns, and Client-Centered methods to make space for each person’s perspective. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused tools help clients move from insight to small, achievable changes.

Jessica does not provide letters, forms, or documentation for legal, medical, or employment matters, including emotional support animal requests, disability accommodations, or court-related paperwork. Her practice concentrates on emotional and mental health support and practical steps toward the changes people want.

How Jessica’s Approaches Work Online

Jessica uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. CBT is useful for anxiety, stress, and workplace or relationship worries because it focuses on concrete skills and practice.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which starts by listening to each person’s experience without judgment. That approach helps people feel heard and clarifies what matters most before choosing specific strategies.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Jessica will ask about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, and then recommend ways to move forward. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.

Online sessions offer flexibility in how people connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to practice skills in everyday life.