Jessica Gentry, LPC

Jessica Gentry is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas who brings a strengths-based, trauma-informed perspective to her work. With 12 years of experience in mental health and advocacy settings, she supports adults, couples, and families through life transitions, relationship challenges, and recovery from trauma. Jessica emphasizes empowerment and practical change by helping clients identify their strengths and build skills that promote long-term well-being.

Her approach is holistic and client-centered, blending evidence-based methods with an understanding of attachment, communication patterns, and how past experiences shape present behavior. She is EMDR trained and pursuing full certification, and she holds certification in Trust-Based Relational Intervention as a certified practitioner. Jessica has completed training in trauma-informed care at Level One and additional professional development in Cognitive Processing Therapy, cognitive behavioral strategies, motivational interviewing, psychopharmacology, and suicide prevention.

Jessica works with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, grief, addictions, and caregiving stress. She also addresses attachment and abandonment concerns, blended family dynamics, parenting challenges, and intimacy-related struggles. Jessica aims to create a collaborative therapeutic relationship in which goals are clear, progress is measurable, and clients are supported in making meaningful changes that align with their values and priorities.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Jessica integrates several evidence-informed approaches to meet each person's needs. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns of connection and trust; it helps people understand and revise how they relate to partners, family members, and themselves. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, offering practical tools for managing anxiety, depression, and stress. EMDR is an approach used to process distressing memories and reduce their ongoing emotional impact; Jessica is EMDR trained and working toward full certification, and she uses it as part of trauma-focused care when appropriate.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Jessica collaborates with clients to explore which methods fit their goals, preferences, and life circumstances, and she adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility for clients balancing work, family, or geographic constraints. Jessica provides video sessions, phone appointments, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication styles and scheduling needs. These options allow clients to maintain continuity of care and access licensed professionals from locations across Texas, while tailoring the format to what feels most comfortable and effective.