About Jessica
Jessica Hrdlicka brings 15 years of clinical experience to her practice as an LCSW in Illinois. She blends client-centered principles with evidence-informed methods to support people facing trauma, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and challenges related to neurodivergence.
Background and approach
Her background includes work in schools, community-based settings, and independent practice, which informs a practical, flexible approach to care. Jessica focuses on building collaborative therapeutic relationships that emphasize self-love, improved communication, and skills for coping with life changes.
She has training and experience addressing complex concerns such as chronic pain and illness, body image, eating difficulties, parenting stress, grief, and post-traumatic stress. Her method is to tailor interventions to each person’s circumstances, drawing on cognitive-behavioral techniques, mindfulness, narrative work, and emotionally-focused strategies to promote resilience.
In sessions she prioritizes practical coping strategies alongside exploration of past experiences to foster insight and sustainable growth. Prospective clients in Illinois can expect an approachable clinician who aims to help them navigate current struggles and work toward meaningful improvements in wellbeing.
Therapeutic Approaches Adapted for Online Care
Client-centered therapy emphasizes an empathic, nonjudgmental relationship in which the therapist listens closely and supports the client in finding their own path forward. This approach helps when someone needs a safe space to process emotions, clarify goals, and build self-compassion. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and developing practical skills to change patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, and mood disorders. It is often used for managing symptoms and developing concrete coping strategies. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on understanding and shifting emotional responses and interaction patterns, which can be useful for improving communication and processing relational or attachment-related issues.
Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and is handled collaboratively. The therapist will work with the client to explore which methods align with their needs, goals, and preferences and may combine elements from different approaches to create an individualized plan.
Online sessions provide flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules or manage care from home. These formats can increase accessibility and allow continuity of care while preserving the collaborative, skill-based work central to the therapist's practice.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English