Jessica Hrdlicka, LCSW

Jessica Hrdlicka is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Illinois with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with adults and young people on concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, and parenting struggles. Sessions focus on practical skills and clearer communication to reduce stress and improve everyday functioning.

She has worked in schools, community settings, and private practice. That background informs a straightforward style that mixes listening with concrete tools. Jessica often helps people who are coping with neurodivergence, chronic pain or body image worries alongside mood or anxiety issues.

Her approach draws from Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, with elements of Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Mindfulness, and Narrative Therapy. She guides clients to notice what keeps patterns going and to test small changes in thinking and behavior. Work in sessions tends to include communication practice and emotion regulation techniques.

Jessica spends time on practical problem solving as well as on making sense of past events that still affect daily life. She supports people working through grief, relationship strain, or life transitions. The focus is on building skills that reduce reactivity and help people respond differently to frustrating situations.

Many clients come for help with anger that shows up at work or home, or with resentment that builds over time. Jessica offers clear, step-by-step strategies for managing strong emotions and repairing important relationships.

How her clinical approaches translate to online work