Jessica Otton

Jessica Otton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida with nine years of clinical experience. She spent much of her career in medical social work and has direct hospice experience, working in in-patient, home, and nursing home settings. Jessica also has background in substance abuse rehabilitation and private practice settings.

She usually takes a strengths-based approach in sessions. Jessica blends cognitive behavioral techniques with solution-focused strategies to help people set practical goals and make steady changes. She aims to build a trusting, team-oriented therapeutic relationship where clients feel comfortable speaking honestly.

Jessica has worked with people across the life span, including infants, children, adults, and older adults, and she draws on that range when addressing grief, death and dying, and life transitions. She also supports people managing depression, anxiety, stress, addictions, and caregiver strain.

In session she focuses on clear, achievable steps. That might mean identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, practicing coping skills, or setting short-term action plans to address pressing concerns. Her approach is direct but warm, prioritizing what the client needs most.

People often come for help with family conflict, parenting strain, chronic illness or pain, and end-of-life topics. Jessica’s background in hospice care informs how she talks about grief and caring for loved ones facing serious illness.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes how relationships shape feelings and behavior. It looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people understand how those patterns affect current stress, grief, or caregiving roles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments. It’s often used for anxiety, depression, and managing strong emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and adjust methods as needed. This collaborative process helps choose techniques that feel most useful for grief, addiction recovery, caregiver strain, or day-to-day coping.

Confirm the available session options before booking so you know how she currently meets with people. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time to appointments. Licensed professionals can use structured CBT exercises, mindfulness practices, and solution-focused planning in virtual sessions to keep work practical and goal-oriented.