- CBT techniques
- Solution-focused methods
- Mindfulness practices
About Jessica
Jessica Benash is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Wisconsin with 18 years of experience. She works with adults on common concerns such as anxiety, depression, parenting stress, relationship problems, and coping with life changes. She also addresses issues like trauma and abuse, grief, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
Jessica has provided care in residential treatment, day treatment, and outpatient settings. She also teaches as an adjunct professor in a social work department. Those roles have shaped a practical, down-to-earth approach to supporting people through difficult transitions and ongoing stress.
Her style is interactive and respectful. She draws on client-centered work and solution-focused techniques to help people identify their own strengths. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to challenge unhelpful thinking and to build new habits that reduce distress.
In sessions she looks at immediate problems and small steps that can be tried between meetings. That might be a behavioral experiment to test a negative thought or a focused plan for a parenting concern. She keeps sessions goal-oriented and concrete, aiming for changes the person can notice in daily life.
Jessica has experience supporting people dealing with caregiver strain, chronic illness, and blended family issues. She also helps people facing divorce or separation, communication problems, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose and money. Her background across settings means she is familiar with a range of treatment needs and practical constraints people bring to therapy.
Approaches used in online sessions
Jessica commonly combines client-centered work with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and solution-focused methods. Client-centered work means the conversation follows the person’s concerns and priorities, helping them name what matters. CBT involves noticing and testing negative thinking and practicing different behaviors to reduce anxiety or depressive patterns. Solution-focused techniques focus on small, practical steps and what can be tried between sessions to move toward clear goals.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration can include checking what has helped before and adjusting plans when something does not feel useful.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and reduce travel time. It can also let people use audio-only or video in ways that suit their daily routine and bandwidth. Licensed professionals and therapists adapt their methods to what works in the moment and to the practical constraints people bring.
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Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, relationship and family issues, trauma and grief, ADHD, and related worries.
How would sessions feel or proceed?
Sessions are interactive and goal-focused. Jessica uses client-centered and solution-focused techniques alongside CBT to set practical steps.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 18 years of experience across residential, day treatment, and outpatient settings and also teaches in a social work department.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Wisconsin and practices from that state.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.