Jessica Colangelo, LICSW

Massachusetts · 12 years in practice

Jessica Colangelo is a licensed clinician who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and career concerns.

License and registration

LICSW, Massachusetts: LICSW116645 · expires May 2027
NPI: 1124284005 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 12
Languages: English

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About Jessica

Jessica Colangelo is a licensed clinician who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and career concerns. She speaks plain, straightforward language and aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable. Jessica emphasizes a respectful, strengths-based stance that recognizes each person knows their story best.

Her style centers on listening carefully and helping clients name what matters most. She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to notice patterns in feelings and connection, and uses client-centered methods to follow the client's priorities.

Background and approach

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are offered when practical ways to change thoughts and behaviors are needed. Jessica brings 12 years of experience working with people facing grief, low self-esteem, loneliness, and attachment wounds. She also supports those dealing with abandonment fears, social anxiety, and questions about life purpose.

Sessions are aimed at finding small, doable steps that shift daily experience. In a session she helps clients sort feelings, try new ways of relating, and set achievable goals. She values collaboration and tailors the mix of approaches to the person in front of her.

Short-term coaching-style work and longer therapeutic work are both options depending on need. Jessica practices in Massachusetts and offers a calm, practical approach to change. She encourages people to be curious about what they want to feel and how they want their relationships to work.

Taking the first step is often the hardest part, and she meets people where they are ready to begin.

Focus areas and approaches

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Approaches Jessica names

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Online support

How therapeutic approaches fit into online care

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and name core emotions and the patterns they create in relationships. Online sessions can be used to explore those emotional patterns and try new ways of responding to others. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and following the client's lead, offering a supportive space where the client sets priorities and pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be practiced between sessions and reviewed over video or messaging.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jessica will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. That might mean focusing on emotions one week, trying a behavioral experiment the next, or combining approaches to match what is helpful in the moment.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversation and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit quick check-ins, and messaging supports short reflections or ongoing coaching. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to try different rhythms of care while working toward meaningful change.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Jessica address?

She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, career difficulties, grief, self-esteem, and related issues like abandonment and attachment worries.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy, client-centered listening, and practical techniques so sessions feel focused and relatable.

What is her clinical background?

Jessica has 12 years of professional experience helping people with a range of emotional and life concerns.

Where is she licensed and based?

She holds an MA and is licensed as an LICSW in Massachusetts.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted; she works with people located in Massachusetts.

What formats are available for sessions?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How do subscription and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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