Jessica Lee, LMFT

Jessica Lee is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Hawaii. She brings seven years of clinical experience in counseling and helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, and major life changes.

She approaches sessions as a partnership. Jessica listens first to understand what matters to each person. Then she focuses on small, practical steps that can reduce distress and improve daily functioning.

Her work draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also uses client-centered methods that put the person's goals and values at the center of care, and elements of dialectical behavior therapy for emotional regulation when needed.

Jessica often helps people handle relationship worries, attachment and communication difficulties, grief, and challenges tied to family of origin. She also supports those facing issues such as codependency, infidelity, substance use concerns, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.

Sessions are conversational and focused. Jessica helps clients name problems, set clear goals, and practice skills between meetings. Her style is warm and direct, aimed at building coping tools people can use outside the therapy room.

She offers sessions in English and is available to work with international clients. The approach is collaborative, with an emphasis on realistic change and steady progress.

Online approaches that focus on skills and relationships

Jessica uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching clear skills and small experiments to try between sessions.

She also draws on client-centered therapy, which centers sessions on the person's goals and lived experience. That approach is useful when someone needs a supportive space to sort values, feelings, and relationship concerns. When emotion regulation is a central issue, elements of dialectical behavior therapy are added to teach concrete skills for managing intense emotions and impulses.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before, then recommend a mix of methods. Decisions are made collaboratively and adapted as needs change.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which allow flexibility for different schedules and situations. Video is a good fit for standard therapy sessions, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and messaging is useful for ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into daily life.