Jessica Griggs, LCSW

Jessica Griggs is a licensed clinical social worker in Tennessee with 10 years of professional experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety and who are managing depression, trauma, or relationship strain. She also supports people coping with compassion fatigue. Jessica approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Her work begins with listening closely to what matters to the client. She tailors conversations and plans to each person’s needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach. Sessions focus on practical steps that can be used between visits as well as on understanding what is driving current struggles. Jessica uses a mix of therapeutic approaches to match the client and the issue. She draws on methods that address unhelpful thinking patterns, attachment and relationship dynamics, and trauma processing when appropriate. The goal is to help people build skills and new ways of relating to themselves and others. Clients can expect a supportive environment where pacing is guided by their comfort level. Work may include learning tools for managing anxiety, practicing mindfulness, and addressing painful memories when those fit the client’s goals. Jessica emphasizes collaboration and clear goals. Many people come for help with family of origin concerns, communication problems, body image, caregiver stress, and issues around commitment or separation. She also has experience with first responder stress, fertility-related struggles, and feelings of emptiness, guilt, or shame.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Jessica often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people accept difficult thoughts and commit to actions that match their values; it is useful for anxiety, stress, and motivation struggles. She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns, which can help with relationship problems and feelings of emptiness. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is another commonly used approach focused on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels helpful. That conversation guides which methods are used and how sessions are structured, so clients participate in choosing the plan.

If you are considering online work, confirm the session formats before booking since specific options are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people continue work when life schedules shift. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, attachment work, and CBT to an online setting so the practical skills and therapeutic conversations still move toward your goals.