Jessica Lareau, LICSW

Jessica Lareau is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) who helps people facing depression, addiction, grief, and life changes. She writes plainly and listens carefully so people can talk through what matters most. Her approach is warm and direct, aimed at making small changes that add up over time.

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy among other approaches. In sessions she focuses on practical tools - changing unhelpful thoughts, building coping skills, and clarifying personal values. She also draws on motivational interviewing to strengthen commitment and psychodynamic ideas to notice patterns that repeat.

Her work covers concerns such as relationship problems, parenting stress, caregiver burnout, career setbacks, and struggles with self-worth. She also supports people dealing with bipolar disorder, substance use, eating-related issues, and the complex mix of overlapping problems that sometimes occurs.

Clients can expect a collaborative pace. She helps people set realistic goals and practices skills between meetings. Jessica has 14 years of professional experience in the field and brings that background to everyday problem solving.

She provides services from Massachusetts and conducts sessions in English. Her style is practical, compassionate, and focused on helping people find workable steps to feel steadier in life.

How Jessica’s approaches work in online sessions

CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It helps with depression, anxiety, and problems like addiction by teaching concrete skills to shift reactions and build routines.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes living according to your values while accepting uncomfortable feelings. It is useful for coping with life changes, grief, and persistent low mood by helping people choose actions that matter to them.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better ways to handle conflict and intense feelings. These skills can reduce impulsive behavior and improve communication in stressful moments.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through goals and preferences and recommend which methods to try first, then adjust based on what helps. This decision happens collaboratively and can change over time as needs evolve.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for longer sessions and face-to-face interaction, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging make short check-ins or coaching easier, and text lets people work through thoughts between appointments. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life.