Jessica Hartman , LCSW, LICSW

Jessica Hartman is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 20 years of experience in the mental health field. She holds the credentials LCSW and LICSW - clinical social work licenses that reflect advanced training and clinical practice - and has spent six of those years practicing with those licenses. Her academic background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of North Dakota, earned in 1997, and a Master of Social Work from the College of St. Catherine/University of St. Thomas, completed in 2003.

Hartman has provided counseling across a variety of communities and settings, from small towns and rural areas to urban centers including Minneapolis-St. Paul and Phoenix, AZ. Her clinical work has taken place in schools, day-treatment programs, in-home services, virtual sessions, and outpatient behavioral health clinics. Over her career she has supported people facing depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship and family difficulties, grief, parenting challenges, stress and life transitions, issues related to LGBT identities, ADHD and bipolar concerns, career problems, anger, and self-esteem struggles.

Her therapeutic style is warm and relational, grounded in respect and compassion. She practices from a strength-based, person-centered perspective - meeting clients where they are and helping them notice and build on the qualities they already possess. Hartman combines cognitive behavioral techniques, solution-focused strategies, and mindfulness practices to help people develop practical skills for coping and change. She recognizes the courage it takes to seek help and welcomes the opportunity to support clients on their journey toward greater wellbeing.