Jessica Drennen (She/Her), LCSW

Licensed in North Carolina · 14 years in practice

Jessica Drennen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and mood concerns.

License and registration

LCSW, North Carolina: C010176 · expires June 2026
NPI: 1770915548 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 14
Languages: English

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About Jessica

Jessica Drennen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and mood concerns. She works with issues around self-esteem, grief, eating and body image, LGBTQ matters, and relationship or intimacy challenges. Her approach is straightforward and centered on the person in front of her.

Jessica aims for calm, practical sessions. She listens first and follows the client’s lead. Sessions focus on skills you can try between meetings and on making small changes that add up.

Background and approach

With 14 years of experience, Jessica has supported people through major life changes, caregiving strain, and workplace or career stress. She addresses attachment concerns, abandonment, and effects of adoption and foster care when those topics come up. She also works with substance use and related recovery issues.

Her clinical methods include client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior tools, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing. These methods are used to help people manage emotions, shift unhelpful thoughts, and strengthen coping strategies. Jessica practices in North Carolina as an LCSW and brings a direct, nonjudgmental style to sessions.

She is willing to talk about difficult topics such as identity, power, and trauma so clients can process what matters most to them.

Focus areas and approaches

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

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
Depression
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Attachment issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
First responder issues
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Post-traumatic stress
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Smoking / vaping cessation
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Jessica names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Jessica uses client-centered therapy to prioritize what matters to each person. That means sessions begin by listening carefully to your story and goals, and then shaping work around your needs. Client-centered work is useful for building trust, exploring identity, and deciding what to change.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on noticing and changing thoughts and behaviors that increase distress. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, eating concerns, and coping with mood changes by teaching practical steps and thought tools. Dialectical behavior therapy skills are offered as well to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication when feelings run high.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and comfort level. That process can change over time as needs shift, and choices are made together in session.

Online sessions are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences. Video is useful for more in-depth work and face-to-face connection. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, coaching between sessions, or when writing feels easier than speaking.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Jessica focus on?

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, and relationship or intimacy issues. Other areas include parenting stress, grief, body image, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is direct and person-centered. She listens first, follows the client’s lead, and teaches practical skills to use between sessions.

What background and experience does she bring?

Jessica has 14 years of professional experience working with a broad range of concerns, including trauma, substance use, and life transitions.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in North Carolina and practices in that state.

In what languages can sessions be held?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Therapy can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How does payment and cost work?

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