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LMHC, LPC

Jessica Katz, LMHC, LPC

  • Experience21 years
  • LocationUtah
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, and Parenting
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Jessica

Jessica Katz is a licensed mental health counselor with more than two decades of clinical experience who helps people navigating stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting challenges, relationship struggles, and life transitions.

Background and approach

She brings a grounded, compassionate presence to work alongside clients facing grief, addictions, ADHD, body image concerns, and a wide range of attachment and family issues. Her practice emphasizes patience, incremental growth, and practical skills that clients can apply between sessions.

Jessica’s style blends empathy with evidence-informed methods including Internal Family Systems, attachment-based perspectives, client-centered care, cognitive-behavioral techniques, and existential ideas about meaning and choice. She frames therapy as a collaborative process in which the therapist and client take turns leading - sometimes steady and slow, sometimes challenging - with the aim of building coping skills and increasing self-trust.

With credentials as an LMHC and an LPC, she has practiced in multiple states and now works from Utah, offering flexible formats and a client-focused approach built on respect and humility.

Integrating relational and parts-based work online

Jessica uses Internal Family Systems to help people notice and relate to different inner parts - for example protective parts that manage anxiety and vulnerable parts that hold pain - which can be useful when addressing trauma, attachment wounds, and self-critical patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy is another key influence and focuses on understanding how early relationship experiences shape current bonds and coping styles; this approach helps with parenting concerns, intimacy issues, and rebuilding trust in relationships. Client-Centered Therapy underscores respect for the client's experience and emphasizes empathy, collaboration, and pacing the work according to the individual's readiness.

Finding the right fit among these approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist and client will explore goals, preferences, and how each method resonates, and they can adapt strategies over time so sessions respond to changing needs. Jessica frames treatment as a partnership where decisions about technique and pace are made together.

Online formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging make it simpler to access therapy from different locations and on varied schedules. These options support continuity of care, allow for flexible check-ins between sessions, and let clients choose the mode of communication that feels most useful for practicing new skills and processing material in therapy.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Jessica commonly address?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting, depression, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy-related problems, ADHD, and many attachment and family-related challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Jessica takes a collaborative, client-centered approach that combines empathy with practical interventions and a paced, relational process that may feel directive at times to help clients build new skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 21 years of experience working across a variety of clinical settings and with many presenting concerns related to family, trauma, mood, and behavioral health.
What credentials and location information are on file?
Jessica holds LMHC and LPC credentials with registration numbers NY LMHC 017541 and AL LPC LPC05804 and currently practices from Utah.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are provided in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
In what formats are sessions offered?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences and schedules.
How is cost handled for therapy with her?
Fees vary by location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a brief matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Motivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

21+ years

Licensed

Utah, Florida, Minnesota, Alabama, New York

Languages

English