Jessica Hankins, LPC

Jessica Hankins is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a nationally and state certified school psychologist who brings 14 years of experience in mental health practice. She has worked with children, adolescents, and adults to help them identify strengths, manage emotional challenges, and pursue meaningful goals. Her work emphasizes practical strategies for coping with stress and anxiety, depression, grief, ADHD, learning differences, behavioral concerns, autism spectrum needs, parenting challenges, and general youth development.

Her counseling style is warm, interactive, and client-directed, with an emphasis on holistic support that lets each person set the pace and focus of their work. Jessica integrates client-centered methods with cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused tools to help clients build real-world skills. Her approach centers on strengthening how people respond to difficult situations, equipping them with strategies and techniques they can apply in everyday life.

Jessica holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from the State University of New York College at Buffalo and a Master of Arts with an Advanced Certificate in School Psychology from the University at Buffalo. As a school psychologist she is certified at national and state levels, and as an LPC she is licensed to provide professional counseling. She offers supportive guidance for individuals and families seeking practical, strengths-based care.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Jessica Hankins

Jessica uses client-centered therapy to create a supportive, nonjudgmental space where the person directs the pace and focus of sessions - this approach helps people explore their goals and build self-understanding. She also applies cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and shift patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to anxiety, depression, and stress, teaching practical skills for coping and problem solving. In addition, Jessica draws on emotionally-focused therapy techniques to improve relationship connection and address attachment concerns, which can be useful for couples and family work.

Choosing the right method is a collaborative process. Jessica works with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, adjusting techniques as progress unfolds so that the approach fits the individual rather than the other way around.

Online therapy with Jessica is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for busy schedules and different comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain consistency in care, access support from home, and use the communication style that best suits each client while working with licensed professionals and therapists.