Licensed to practice in Texas and accepts 9 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety and 5 more.
I'm Jessica, a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor (LPC-S) with over 17 years of experience helping high-achieving women, leaders, and professionals manage anxiety that often goes unseen by the people around them. My clients are usually the ones everyone else relies on: the dependable colleague, the steady parent, the person who always has it handled while privately running on overdrive, rarely permitting themselves to slow down. I specialize in working with high-performing women and leaders whose anxiety shows up as constant overthinking, perfectionism, difficulty switching off at the end of the day, or an underlying fear of dropping the ball. Sometimes it looks like racing thoughts before a big meeting or presentation. Sometimes it's the tension that follows you home from work and doesn't ease up, even on weekends. And sometimes it's simply the quiet exhaustion of always being "on" for your team, your family, and everyone who counts on you. Together, we'll work to understand your specific anxiety patterns, what triggers them, how they show up in your body and your thinking, and what's actually maintaining them so we can shift them at the root, rather than just managing symptoms week to week. My style is warm, direct, and practical. I'm not interested in therapy that circles a problem for months without traction. I want you to leave each session with concrete language and tools you can use immediately, whether that's in a high-stakes meeting, a difficult conversation, or simply trying to fall asleep with a quieter mind. I offer sessions in both English and Spanish, and I bring the same standards I hold for my own life: discipline, clarity, and follow-through into how I show up for my clients.
Our first session is about getting a clear, honest picture of what's going on, not filling out paperwork or reciting your life story. We'll talk through what's bringing you in, how your anxiety shows up day to day (racing thoughts, tension, trouble switching off, perfectionism, etc.), and what it's been costing you at work, at home, or in how you feel in your own skin. From there, I'll ask questions to understand your specific patterns: what triggers your anxiety, how it tends to build, and what you've already tried that has or hasn't worked. You don't need to have the "right" answers or explain things perfectly. My job is to help you make sense of it. By the end of the session, you'll leave with a clearer understanding of what we're working on together and a general sense of direction for our work, not a vague "let's see how it goes," but an actual starting point. I move at a pace that respects your time; you won't need months of sessions just to feel like something is happening. Sessions are available in English or Spanish, whichever feels most natural to you.
Over the past 17 years, I've built a practice centered on one core belief: therapy should feel like real, tangible progress, not endless conversation without direction. That belief shapes everything about how I show up for my clients. One of my greatest strengths is my ability to quickly understand a client's specific anxiety patterns. I don't rely on generic frameworks or one-size-fits-all approaches. Instead, I listen closely for the details that matter, how your anxiety shows up in your body, what situations tend to trigger it, what thoughts loop in your mind, and what you've already tried. That level of specificity means we can move efficiently toward what actually works for you, rather than spending months on trial and error. I bring a direct, practical style to sessions. I'm warm and genuinely invested in my clients' well-being, but I'm also not interested in circling a problem indefinitely. My clients tend to be high achievers who value their time and want to see real movement, and I respect that by giving them concrete tools and language they can use immediately, in a high-stakes meeting, a hard conversation, or simply trying to quiet their mind at the end of the day. I understand the specific pressures that come with being a high-performing woman or leader because I've spent nearly two decades working closely with this population. I know what it looks like when someone is holding everything together for everyone else while quietly struggling underneath. I know how anxiety can disguise itself as perfectionism, overpreparation, or the inability to ever fully relax. That familiarity allows me to meet clients exactly where they are, without them needing to overexplain or justify what they're feeling. As a business owner myself, running my own practice for years, I bring firsthand experience with the pressures of leadership, decision-making, and constantly being the person others rely on. This gives me genuine insight into the demands my clients face, not just clinical theory about them. I'm also bilingual in English and Spanish, which allows me to connect authentically with clients in the language that feels most natural to them, and to understand the cultural context that often shapes how anxiety is experienced and expressed. Another strength I bring is structure. While every client's path looks different, I don't believe in vague, undirected therapy. Each session has a purpose, and I make sure clients leave with clarity about what we're working on and why, so the process always feels intentional rather than open-ended. Finally, I bring genuine care paired with high standards. I hold myself to a high level of discipline, follow-through, and integrity in my own life, and I bring that same standard into how I show up for my clients. I don't just want you to feel better in the moment. I want you to build real, lasting skills that continue to serve you long after our work together ends. If you're looking for a therapist who understands the unique weight carried by high-achieving women and leaders, who will meet you with both warmth and direction, and who respects your time and intelligence enough to move efficiently toward real change, I bring all of that to every session.
My ideal client is a high-achieving woman or leader who looks like she has it all together on the outside, while privately managing a level of anxiety that rarely lets up. She's often the dependable one, at work, at home, or within her friend group, the person others count on to handle things. But underneath that reliability is frequently a mind that won't slow down, a tendency toward overthinking or perfectionism, and a quiet exhaustion from always being "on." She may be dealing with anxiety that shows up as racing thoughts before big decisions or presentations, difficulty switching off at the end of the workday, a persistent fear of dropping the ball, or a habit of overpreparing and overanalyzing everything she does. She might already be successful by every external measure, yet still feel like she's one misstep away from it all falling apart. My ideal client is motivated and practical. She's not looking for years of open-ended conversation; she wants to understand what's actually driving her anxiety and build real tools to manage it. She values her time, holds herself to high standards, and wants a therapist who will match that energy with direction and structure rather than vague, unfocused sessions. She's ready to do the work between sessions, not just during them, and she's open to looking honestly at the patterns, thoughts, and habits that keep her anxiety running. Whether she's in a leadership role, building a business, or simply navigating the pressure of holding everything together for everyone around her, she's ready to feel steady, clear, and back in control of her own mind.
Other specialties
I identify as
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy has been a core part of my clinical work throughout my 17-plus years as a licensed counselor. I use it extensively with clients experiencing anxiety, especially high-achieving women and leaders whose anxious thinking patterns often show up as overthinking, catastrophizing, perfectionism, or a persistent fear of failure. In practice, this means I help clients identify the specific thoughts that fuel their anxiety, examine how accurate or helpful those thoughts actually are, and build more balanced, realistic ways of thinking that reduce the anxiety response over time. Rather than just talking about feeling anxious, we look at the actual thought patterns driving it, the situations that trigger them, and the behaviors that keep the cycle going, such as overpreparing, avoiding, or seeking constant reassurance. I also incorporate behavioral strategies alongside the cognitive work, helping clients gradually change the habits and avoidance patterns that reinforce anxiety. Hence, the changes hold up in real life, not just in session. This often includes practical exercises clients can use in the moment, before a big meeting, during a difficult conversation, or when their mind starts to spiral late at night. What I find most effective about CBT for this population is that it's structured and skill-based, which fits well with clients who want to see measurable progress and leave sessions with tools they can apply immediately. I tailor the pace and depth of the work to each client, but the underlying goal is always the same: helping you understand your own thinking patterns well enough to begin to interrupt and reshape them on your own, long after our work together ends.