Jessica Steinmetz, LMHC, LPC

Jessica Steinmetz is a licensed mental health professional practicing in both New York and New Jersey with 10 years of clinical experience. She holds the LMHC credential, which stands for Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and the LPC credential, Licensed Professional Counselor, reflecting her training and licensure to provide therapeutic services across settings.

Throughout her career she has supported individuals facing substance, alcohol, and gambling addictions and has also worked with people managing stress, anxiety, low motivation, self-esteem concerns, confidence issues, and depression. Her approach centers on recognizing each person as the expert of their own life and building on existing strengths to navigate change and recovery.

Taking the first step toward therapy is acknowledged as an act of courage, and she frames the work as a collaborative process aimed at personal growth and improved well-being. Jessica aims to create a respectful, strengths-focused environment where clients can explore challenges, develop practical skills, and move toward meaningful goals.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Jessica Steinmetz integrates several practical approaches to support clients through online sessions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client's perspective, offering a supportive, nonjudgmental space that helps people explore values, build self-esteem, and navigate life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is a skills-based method that helps identify unhelpful thought patterns and develop concrete strategies for managing anxiety, depression, and difficulties with motivation or behavior. Motivational Interviewing is aimed at resolving ambivalence and strengthening a person’s own motivation to change, and it is often used when addressing addictions or behavior change goals.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic process, and Jessica works collaboratively with each person to tailor techniques to their needs, goals, and preferences. She supports clients in experimenting with methods and adjusting the plan as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone appointments, live chat, or text-based messaging - which makes it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, maintain continuity during transitions, and access licensed professionals from different locations.