Jessica Hankins

Jessica Hankins is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, ADHD, and challenges related to intellectual disability. She speaks plainly and works at a steady pace that clients set. Parents and adults come for help with behavior, parenting, school concerns, and life changes.

With 14 years in mental health, Jessica blends practical problem-solving with supportive conversation. She uses client-centered methods so the person’s goals steer each session. Cognitive behavioral tools help identify unhelpful thoughts and try out new ways of coping. Emotionally-focused and solution-focused techniques are added when relationships or clearer short-term goals are the focus.

Her sessions emphasize skills people can use between meetings. That might mean planning small experiments, practicing new responses, or learning ways to calm racing thoughts. Jessica often works with parents on coaching strategies for home and school. She also supports people dealing with shame, guilt, and self-esteem struggles.

Jessica trained in psychology and school psychology and later completed a master’s degree and the Licensed Professional Counselor credential. She has worked in settings supporting children, youth, and adults across school and clinical contexts. Her background gives experience with learning differences and developmental concerns.

Clients can expect a conversational, down-to-earth style and concrete steps to try between visits. Jessica encourages collaboration and checks in often to adjust goals and strategies. She practices in Georgia and conducts sessions in English.

Therapeutic approaches for remote work and goals

Client-centered therapy places the person’s goals and pace at the center of sessions. It focuses on listening, reflecting, and helping people state what matters most so each meeting follows their priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression by testing small changes and building new habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to try methods and adjust based on what helps most. Together they pick strategies that match the client’s needs, goals, and daily life so sessions feel useful and practical.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy often makes it easier to fit meetings into a busy day, reduce travel time, and try short check-ins when needed. It can also allow people to work on skills in the places they live their lives, then bring questions back to the next session for problem solving and refinement.