Jessica Hartman

Jessica Hartman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings 20 years of experience to therapy. She holds a Master of Social Work from the College of St. Catherine/University of St. Thomas and practices in Minnesota. Jessica aims to create a warm, respectful space where people feel seen and heard.

Her style is relational and person-centered. She focuses on building strengths people already have and meeting them where they are. Jessica uses practical techniques from cognitive behavioral approaches and solution-focused work to help with everyday challenges.

Over two decades she has worked in schools, day-treatment programs, in-home settings, outpatient clinics, and virtual sessions. That range gives her experience with issues like depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and coping with life changes. She also supports people with relationship and family concerns, career and school challenges, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and LGBT matters.

Sessions are guided by what each person needs. Jessica draws on trauma-focused methods when past events are affecting daily life, and on CBT when patterns of thinking create distress. Solution-focused techniques help set clear, manageable goals and build steps toward them.

She emphasizes respect, compassion, and practical skill-building. People who want a collaborative, strengths-based approach may find her style helpful.

How these approaches work in online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's experience and priorities. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people shape goals that matter to them. This approach is useful for worries about relationships, self-esteem, and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches practical skills to change them. It can help with anxiety, depression, anger, and stress by breaking problems into small, manageable steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jessica will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest methods that fit. The plan can adapt as needs change, and decisions are made together in sessions.

Confirm the available session formats before booking so expectations match current options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel time and allowing appointments from home or during a break at work. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use tools like worksheets and structured exercises between sessions to keep progress moving.