Dr. Jessica Winn, LMFT
Virginia · 19 years in practice
Dr. Jessica Winn is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and life changes.
License and registration
- LMFT, Virginia
- 0717002088 · expires June 2026
- LMFT, California
- 79849 · expires January 2028
- NPI
- 1265559132 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 19
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Jessica
Dr. Jessica Winn is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and life changes. She uses a practical, down-to-earth approach that aims to make sessions feel useful from the first few meetings.
Many clients come for help with trauma, addiction, mood concerns, parenting stress, or struggles with self-esteem and motivation. She has 19 years of clinical experience and has worked across schools, group homes, substance use rehabilitation clinics, and partial hospitalization programs.
Background and approach
That range means she has seen many ways people cope and recover, and she draws on that when planning treatment. She also spent time teaching at the university level and supervising clinicians, which shaped how she explains concepts in simple terms. In sessions she blends emotionally-focused work with attachment-based and client-centered techniques.
That means she pays attention to feelings and close relationships, and centers each conversation on the person's needs. She also uses cognitive behavioral ideas when people want clear tools to change thoughts and behaviors. Dr.
Winn aims to help people build better ways to communicate, manage intense emotions, and make decisions that fit their values. She supports practical steps for parenting, career stress, sleep and eating concerns, and addiction recovery. People who prefer a collaborative, feeling-focused approach often find this style helpful.
Her practice is based in Virginia and sessions are offered in English. Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Jessica lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jessica names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on identifying and reshaping strong emotional patterns that keep people stuck, which can help with relationship problems, grief, and intense anxiety. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds affect current relationships and trust, and it helps people build more supported ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy puts the client's experience and goals at the center, offering a listening, nonjudgmental frame that helps people find their own answers.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She collaborates with clients to decide which methods fit best for their goals and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress is made. That collaborative stance means clients help shape what a typical session looks like and which tools are tried between meetings.
Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier and to match different communication needs. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction when visual cues matter, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a quick check-in, and chat or messaging can be useful for short updates, exercises, or times when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to keep regular contact and apply therapeutic work to daily life.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family challenges, trauma and abuse, addictions, mood issues like depression and bipolar, parenting strain, and concerns such as self-esteem, grief, and career stress.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style blends emotionally-focused work with attachment-based and client-centered methods, and she adds cognitive behavioral tools when concrete strategies are needed.
How much experience does she have?
She has 19 years of clinical experience and has also spent time supervising clinicians and teaching at the university level.
Where is she licensed and located?
She holds a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential and practices in Virginia with the license noted as CA LMFT and VA LMFT in her professional details.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to give flexible options for different needs and schedules.
How are costs and getting started handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist's availability.
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