About Jesse
Jesse Waltz is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 18 years of clinical experience practicing in Illinois. He focuses on helping people navigate trauma and abuse, manage depression and anxiety, and build self-esteem and confidence.
Background and approach
Jesse also addresses stress, compassion fatigue, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleep difficulties, anger, and career concerns while offering coaching-oriented support for life transitions. He approaches care with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, shaping conversations and treatment plans to match each person’s particular needs.
Additional areas of attention include HIV/AIDS, hospice and end-of-life counseling, jealousy, veteran and armed forces issues, and polyamory or non-monogamous relationship concerns. Jesse conducts sessions in English and holds active licensure details including IL LMFT 166.001334 and KY LMFT 104021.
Jesse encourages those taking the first step toward care and frames the therapeutic process as a collaborative effort. Practical options for connecting include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, and he does not accept international clients at this time.
Evidence-Based Techniques and Online Care Options
Jesse uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical, goal-oriented work. One approach emphasizes processing trauma and abuse through structured, skill-based methods that help people reduce distress and build coping strategies for painful memories. Another approach centers on managing mood concerns like depression and anxiety by developing behavioral skills, problem-solving strategies, and routines that support emotional regulation and daily functioning.
Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and happens collaboratively. The therapist will work with each person to identify priorities, try appropriate techniques, and adjust the plan over time so methods align with evolving needs and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to maximize flexibility and access. These formats allow people to engage from different settings, fit therapy into busy schedules, and maintain continuity of care when in-person meetings are impractical. Licensed professionals can use these options to deliver consistent, goal-focused work that adapts to the client’s life and availability.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Illinois, Kentucky
- Languages
- English