Jessica McDaniel, LPC, LCPC

Licensed in Missouri · 17 years in practice

Jessica McDaniel is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on helping people move forward when stress, anxiety, or life changes feel overwhelming.

License and registration

LPC, Missouri: 2012036888 · expires June 2027
LCPC, Illinois: 180.012682 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1316423981 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 17
Languages: English

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About Jessica

Jessica McDaniel is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on helping people move forward when stress, anxiety, or life changes feel overwhelming. She brings 17 years of clinical experience and a straightforward, supportive style to sessions. Jessica encourages small, steady steps and checks in often so progress is clear and realistic.

She uses practical strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and try different ways of responding. Mindfulness exercises and relaxation practices are woven into sessions to help with sleep, worry, and emotional overload.

Background and approach

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas are used when people need help naming values and committing to action even when feelings are intense. Jessica has worked in a range of clinical settings and has experience with depression, trauma and abuse, grief, bipolar concerns, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses parenting stress, relationship tension, intimacy-related struggles, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, and career-related issues.

Her approach aims for tools that can be used day to day, not just talked about in the office. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. Jessica helps clients set concrete goals, practice new skills between sessions, and reassess what’s working.

The focus is on building coping skills that fit into real life. She offers care in Illinois and works in English. Jessica frames therapy as a practical partnership to restore balance and make everyday demands easier to manage.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Jessica lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Self esteem
Depression
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
ADHD

Approaches Jessica names

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Online support

How practical therapies translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small actions toward those values even when feelings are strong. Online sessions can guide goal-setting and homework that fit into daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches specific skills to change patterns that cause distress; it works well through video or phone sessions where worksheets and practice are reviewed together.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jessica collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences and adjusts strategies over time based on what helps. That collaborative decision making is the start of each care plan rather than a one-size-fits-all program.

Online formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video allows face-to-face conversation and screen sharing for worksheets, phone can be a simpler check-in with lower bandwidth needs, and chat or messaging supports brief check-ins, coaching between sessions, or ongoing written practice. These options offer flexibility so people can keep consistent momentum while using approaches like ACT and CBT in ways that work for them.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Jessica address?

She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, bipolar concerns, and compassion fatigue, plus relationship and intimacy-related issues.

What therapy style does she use day to day?

Her work blends cognitive behavioral techniques with mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas, along with client-centered listening to shape sessions around each person.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Jessica has 17 years of experience working in various clinical settings with adults on a wide range of concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She holds LPC and LCPC credentials and provides services based in Illinois.

Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.

What formats are available for sessions?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What should someone do to begin working with her?

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