- Licensed inVirginia, California
- License0717002088, 79849
- NPI 1265559132
- Experience19+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Jessica
Dr. Jessica Winn is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 19 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, addiction, or big life changes.
She also supports those dealing with self-esteem, parenting pressures, and questions about intimacy and attachment. Her background includes work across many settings, from schools and group homes to substance use clinics and partial hospitalization programs. That range gave her hands-on experience with a wide variety of concerns and life situations.
Background and approach
She has also supervised clinicians and taught at the university level to bachelor's, master's, and doctoral students. In sessions she draws on approaches that include attachment-based therapy, client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and emotionally-focused methods. She aims to help people name what matters most, notice the patterns that get in the way, and try small changes to feel better in day-to-day life.
Conversations are practical and aimed at real problems people bring in. She has worked with individuals across the lifespan in individual and group formats as well as with parents and couples in different treatment settings. Her history includes clinical work in home-based programs, psychological assessment offices, and rehabilitation clinics focused on substance use.
People seeking help can expect a collaborative tone centered on their goals. Dr. Winn emphasizes clear steps and strategies you can try between sessions while also attending to underlying attachment and relational patterns that shape behavior.
Credentials
- LMFT (Virginia)
- License 0717002088 · expires June 2026
- LMFT (California)
- License 79849 · expires January 2028
- NPI
- 1265559132 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Jessica lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jessica names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How attachment and practical approaches work online
Attachment-based therapy focuses on how relationships and early patterns shape how people connect and respond to stress; sessions look at those patterns and aim to build more supported, reliable ways of relating. Client-centered therapy centers the person's own goals and experience, offering a respectful space to reflect and decide what matters most. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try concrete behavioral experiments to change mood and functioning.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, life context, and preferences, and then recommend a combination of methods that fit. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as needed based on progress and feedback.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use face-to-face conversation when helpful, phone calls can fit a quick check-in or lower-bandwidth situations, and messaging supports brief check-ins or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, parenting, or other commitments while keeping continuity of care.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does she help with?
She works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, self-esteem, parenting, and sleep or eating difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and practical, blending attachment-based approaches with client-centered care and CBT or emotionally-focused techniques as needed.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 19 years of clinical experience and has also spent time supervising clinicians and teaching at the university level.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in California and Virginia, and she practices from Virginia.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer online?
She works via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing and payment work?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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