Jessica Bolin Edwards, LPC

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Compassionate counselor focusing on practical change

Details

Name	Jessica Bolin Edwards
Credentials	LPC
Based in	Tennessee
Licensed in	Tennessee
Session format	Online
Languages	English
Years in practice	8

About Jessica

Jessica Bolin Edwards is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Tennessee. She brings eight years of experience helping people who are coping with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, trauma, and parenting stresses. Her tone is warm and practical, and she focuses on clear goals and steady progress.

She has worked in residential settings, mobile crisis response, outpatient clinics, and in-home care. That variety means she has seen a wide range of concerns and levels of need.

Background and approach

Those experiences shape how she responds to people in the room. Jessica blends Narrative Therapy, client-centered listening, and cognitive-behavioral techniques in sessions. She often adds mindfulness and motivational interviewing when it fits a person’s goals.

When trauma is involved, she may include EMDR-informed strategies alongside other approaches. In sessions she keeps things interactive and respectful. She helps people frame problems as stories they can revise, and then identifies concrete steps to test new patterns.

Work often focuses on coping skills, shifting self-talk, and building small daily habits that lead to change. Jessica supports people facing relationship strain, grief, addictions, career stress, ADHD, attachment questions, and adoption or foster care concerns. She emphasizes collaboration, asking clients what matters most and tailoring plans to those priorities.

If someone is ready to make a change, she aims to offer steady guidance and practical tools.

What this therapist works with

Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Parenting issues among the things Jessica works with, alongside the areas below.

Approaches listed

Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Jessica among the ways she works.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Jessica among the ways she works.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Listed by Jessica among the ways she works.
Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Jessica among the ways she works.
Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Jessica among the ways she works.
Somatic Therapy: Listed by Jessica among the ways she works.
Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Jessica among the ways she works.
Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Jessica directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.

Narrative Therapy in this listing

Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.

If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Jessica directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.

Online session options

How Narrative and Practical Methods Work Online

Jessica commonly uses Narrative Therapy and client-centered approaches alongside cognitive-behavioral techniques. Narrative Therapy helps people tell their story in new ways so they can name patterns and try alternatives. Client-centered work focuses on listening, empathy, and building goals that matter to the individual. Cognitive-behavioral methods look at thoughts and behaviors and add experiments or new habits to change how someone feels.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit best based on goals, preferences, and what shows up in sessions. This decision is reviewed as progress unfolds so the plan can change when needed.

Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between sessions, do short check-ins during breaks, or share thoughts when writing feels easier. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and keep steady momentum.

Common questions about this listing

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, self-esteem, addictions, relationship and family issues, grief, anger, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and coping with life changes. Adoption and foster care and attachment issues are also listed focus areas.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is warm, interactive, and collaborative. She uses Narrative Therapy, client-centered listening, and cognitive-behavioral techniques, adding mindfulness or motivational interviewing as needed.

What is her clinical background?

She has eight years of experience and has worked in residential programs, mobile crisis teams, outpatient clinics, and in-home services, giving broad exposure to a range of needs and severities.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She holds the LPC credential as a licensed professional counselor in Tennessee and practices from that state.

Which languages are used in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

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

How does payment and cost work?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

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