Jessica Hervatin

Jessica Hervatin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with 37 years of experience. She works with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, LGBT concerns, relationship and intimacy-related issues. Jessica also lists life purpose among her focus areas and supports people facing isolation, caregiver stress, and mood or personality-related difficulties.

She trained with a masters degree in counseling psychology and has held roles as an employee assistance counselor, drug and alcohol counselor, crisis counselor, and a therapist in psychiatric settings. She has worked with incarcerated individuals and taught a college course. Those varied roles shaped a practical approach to common and complex problems.

In sessions she blends client-centered work with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and motivational interviewing. That means conversations focus on what matters to the person while learning skills to manage thoughts, emotions, and behavior. Practical tools and short-term strategies are used alongside deeper talk when needed.

Jessica often helps people who are struggling after a big life change or feeling stuck in work, relationships, or purpose. She offers straightforward ways to address addictive behaviors, grief, trauma symptoms, and relationship strain. Sessions can include skill practice, problem-solving, and reflection about values and next steps.

Her background in hospital care, employee assistance, and addiction services informs how she supports people facing crises and long-term challenges. She works collaboratively to identify goals and steps a person can try between sessions.

How Jessica’s approaches translate to online work

Jessica integrates client-centered methods with cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different responses. Client-centered work focuses on the person’s priorities and lets conversations guide what matters most. CBT breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers concrete tools for anxiety, depression, and mood difficulties.

She also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. DBT skills teach ways to reduce intense reactions, improve interpersonal effectiveness, and manage urges related to addiction or self-destructive patterns. These methods are practical and often paired with short exercises to use between sessions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, day-to-day life, and preferences. That may mean focusing more on skills practice, problem-solving, or longer exploratory conversations depending on what a person wants to address.

The therapist’s biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Discuss scheduling needs and any practical limits when you arrange your first appointment.