Jessica Akers is a Therapist based in the USA. My areas of speciality include ADD and ADHD, Addiction, Bipolar Disorder, Career Counseling, Divorce, Parenting, Peer Relationships, Self Esteem, Stress, and Weight Loss. This profile is currently unclaimed; please validate the details are current when communicating with the mental health professional.
Therapist Overview
I have been independently licensed clinician for 11 years, working with adults and adolescents in academic, partial hospital, home-based therapy, and private practice settings. I work with individuals, couples and groups. I love helping people increase their authenticity, assertiveness, self esteem, self awareness, and relationship satisfaction. I utilize several theories to inform my practice and am flexible, open-minded, and adapt to what my clients need. In my conversational approach I use sense of humor, kindness and supportive challenging to encourage clients to achieve their aims. I have extensive training in existential, psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral and interpersonal theory. I most enjoy working with individuals and couples who are looking to live an authentic existence that feels in line with their unique values. I have expertise in grief and loss, weight-related issues, women’s issues and parenting concerns. Existential, grief and loss, perinatal, parenting, interperson