About Jessica
Dr. Jessica Curd is a licensed clinical social worker in Indiana who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, and life transitions. She also supports people facing ADHD, autism-related concerns, relationship strain, parenting challenges, mood disorders, and career or self-esteem issues.
Dr. Curd brings 19 years of practice to her work and uses approaches that include Somatic therapy, Client-Centered methods, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. Her style is collaborative and straightforward.
Background and approach
She aims to make sessions feel calm and practical. People can expect a mix of talking, skill-building, and body-aware work when helpful. The focus is on real, day-to-day coping tools and clearer understanding of patterns that keep problems repeating.
In sessions she listens for concrete goals and tailors plans to each person. She works on things like managing panic, improving sleep, handling grief, and reducing overwhelm. For neurodiverse concerns and caregiving stress she addresses practical routines and communication strategies.
Dr. Curd holds the credential LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She practices from Indiana and conducts sessions in English.
Her background includes nearly two decades of clinical experience with a wide range of emotional and life challenges. Outside of clinical work she enjoys being outdoors, running, hiking, and creative writing. Those interests shape a down-to-earth approach in sessions, with an emphasis on realistic changes people can make in daily life.
How somatic and skills-based approaches fit into online therapy
Somatic work focuses on bodily awareness and how physical sensations connect to emotions and stress. It helps people notice tension, breathing patterns, and body signals, then practice simple grounding or movement to reduce overwhelm. This approach can be useful for anxiety, trauma-related reactions, and chronic stress.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and creating a nonjudgmental space so people feel understood. The therapist follows the person's pace and priorities, helping them clarify values and goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical tools to change them; it often helps with anxiety, depression, and mood regulation.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they choose or blend methods so work in sessions matches real-life needs and builds skills that can be used between meetings.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet those goals. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations and guided somatic exercises. Phone sessions provide a simpler option when on the go. Live chat and text-based messaging give ongoing support between sessions and a way to practice skills. These formats aim to make therapy more accessible while keeping the focus on practical change and steady progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- Indiana
- Languages
- English