Welcome and thank you for your interest! I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in Massachusetts and Rhode Island with a Masters degree in Social Work from Boston College. I have 20 years of experience helping clients work through personal challenges. I focus on developing and fostering a safe, non-judgmental space in which clients can more comfortably explore their struggles and barriers to self-fulfillment. My approach to therapy is integrative and draws on multiple modalities (e.g. cognitive-behavioral, solution-focused, trauma-informed, interpersonal, mindfulness-based), thus allowing me to tailor how I work with each client as an individual.
I am passionate about treating survivors of all types of trauma and have advanced training in Prolonged Exposure Therapy. I help clients with depression and anxiety, grief and loss issues, and have over 15 years of hospital-based social work experience, helping clients work through end-of-life issues, sudden traumatic losses, pregnancy losses, & difficult diagnoses.
I am a former EMT and have previously worked with veterans and public servants.
I look forward to meeting you and supporting you on your journey!
Additional areas of focus: Family conflicts, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Attachment issues, BDSM, Kink, Alternative Sex Culture, Blended Family Issues, Codependency, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Divorce and separation, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fertility Issues, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Isolation / loneliness, Military and Veterans Issues, Mood disorders , Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Phobias, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
RI LICSW ISW02586
MA LICSW 126016
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Jessica Hornig. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Jessica is extraordinary. I have seen a number of therapists in my life, and most of them had very limited knowledge or experience of 'trauma informed care', or CPTSD. In conventional 'talk' therapy the discussion with the therapist is itself the treatment. In trauma informed care, the emphasis is on imparting to the client a set of simple, and relatively effective tools, that the client will use for the rest of their lives, to manage their relationship with their past, long after the therapeutic relationship has ended. None of us gets to change our past. We can, however, reasonably expect to live on better terms with our involuntary memories. Jessica has expertly helped induce a kind of conversion experience, in which I went from seeing myself as having been victimized by the violence circumstances of my youth, to viewing myself as a strong survivor. And I am grateful.
Written on Jun 07, 2023 after therapy with Jessica for 7 months on issues concerning trauma and abuse
Jessica is amazing at relating to me and what I'm saying, helping me to not feel alone. She has good insight and helps me see what possible steps to progress are
Written on Dec 06, 2022 after therapy with Jessica for 1 year and 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and compassion fatigue
Jessica is absolutely incredible. Never feels awkward, always comfortable. She checked up on me after really hard sessions. Would highly recommend her to anyone.
Written on Dec 05, 2022 after therapy with Jessica for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and self esteem
I enjoy the fact that she gave me some working material. Also with prompt and understanding responses.
Written on Nov 09, 2022 after therapy with Jessica for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and sleeping disorders
Jessica was amazing in helping me get through a difficult life decision. I learned coping mechanisms to employ when triggers arise and feel empowered to move forward. Thanks BetterHelp for pairing me with Jessica!
Written on Oct 28, 2022 after therapy with Jessica for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, and coping with life changes
Jessica is kind, a great listener, and knowledgeable. She is the best therapist I have found on the platform.
Written on Oct 11, 2022 after therapy with Jessica for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, and trauma and abuse