Jessica Stern , NH Psychologist 937

Jessica Stern is a New Hampshire licensed psychologist and life coach with 30 years of experience working with people across a wide range of concerns. She holds the credential NH Psychologist 937, which identifies her as a licensed psychologist in New Hampshire. Over three decades she has supported individuals and families dealing with depression, anxiety, relationship challenges, parenting difficulties, trauma and abuse, serious health issues such as cancer, grief, identity and LGBT matters, and career or life transitions.

She works with adults, children, teenagers, couples, and families, and brings bilingual and bicultural experience to her practice, having worked with a large number of Hispanic clients. Her style blends goal-oriented work with warmth and a touch of humor to make the process more approachable. Her clinical approach integrates cognitive behavioral techniques and psychodynamic perspectives alongside psychoeducation, and she tailors treatment plans collaboratively to reflect each person’s needs and goals.

Jessica also uses approaches aimed at attachment, trauma processing, mindfulness, and coping skills to help clients build resilience, improve relationships, and navigate major life changes. She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while helping people move toward more fulfilling lives.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns of connection and trust formed early in life and explores how those patterns affect current relationships. It can help people address abandonment, attachment issues, blended family dynamics, and intimacy-related concerns by strengthening relational awareness and emotional bonds.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is a practical, skills-oriented approach that helps people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is commonly used for anxiety, panic, depression, stress management, and coping with life changes, offering concrete tools to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is used to process traumatic memories and reduce their emotional impact. It can be effective for post-traumatic stress, trauma and abuse, and related symptoms by helping the brain reprocess distressing experiences.

Finding the right approach is part of the work itself - the therapist will collaborate with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process ensures treatment is tailored rather than one-size-fits-all.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing clients to connect from different locations and in formats that fit their schedules. Licensed professionals can deliver many therapeutic approaches effectively via these modalities, making it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions, travel, or busy routines.