Jessica Hrdlicka, LCSW

Jessica Hrdlicka is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Illinois who uses practical, evidence-based approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and mood struggles. She brings 15 years of clinical experience from schools, community settings, and private practice to each session.

Jessica focuses on building clear, usable skills that fit a person's daily life. She uses cognitive behavioral ideas to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and draws on client-centered and emotionally-focused methods to strengthen communication and self-understanding. Mindfulness and narrative work are also part of her toolkit when they match a person's goals.

Clients often come for help with depression, grief, parenting strain, relationship problems, and challenges tied to chronic pain or body image. Jessica also supports people dealing with ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, post-traumatic stress, and effects of sexual assault and abuse. She aims to meet each person where they are and tailor plans to their needs.

Sessions tend to focus on practical steps - identifying patterns, trying experiments between sessions, and practicing new ways of coping. Jessica prioritizes building self-compassion and better communication so people feel more in control of daily life.

Her background includes work with young people in school settings as well as clients across community and private practice environments. Jessica approaches therapy as a collaborative process, helping clients set clear goals and track meaningful progress.

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Jessica commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people identify unhelpful thought patterns and try small experiments that change responses to stress and mood problems. These strategies are practical and often focus on skills to practice between sessions.

She also draws on client-centered methods, which emphasize listening, validation, and the client's own goals. Emotionally-focused ideas are used to help people understand and shift difficult emotional patterns, especially around relationships and communication.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked in the past, then recommend methods that fit those needs. This is a collaborative process and plans can change as therapy progresses.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is helpful for more in-depth conversations and skill practice, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat or text can support quick check-ins or brief coping work, and all formats allow therapy to fit around work, school, or caregiving demands.