Jessica "J. Marie" Garrett

Jessica "J. Marie" Garrett uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to help people manage anger and related challenges. She is a licensed independent clinical social worker in Maryland and the District of Columbia with two decades of experience. Jessica emphasizes respectful, compassionate care and works to create straightforward plans that fit each person's life.

Her focus includes stress, anxiety, depression, and anger, along with relationship and family concerns. She also helps with addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting strains, self-esteem, and career-related stress. She supports people navigating mood disorders, bipolar symptoms, and ADHD-related challenges.

Jessica draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of responding. She uses Motivational Interviewing to strengthen readiness for change and to build motivation from personal values. Solution-Focused Therapy helps set clear, short-term goals and track small practical steps toward them.

Across sessions she aims to tailor conversations and plans to each person’s needs. That can mean breaking down a problem into manageable pieces. It can mean practicing new coping strategies together in session. She frames progress as a sequence of small steps rather than dramatic overnight change.

Jessica brings 20 years of professional practice to her work, including experience with adoption and foster care, divorce and separation, veteran and armed forces issues, and financial stress. She offers services in English and is based in Maryland.

How Jessica's approaches work online

Jessica commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and test the thoughts that feed strong emotions like anger or anxiety. CBT focuses on practical exercises and small behavior changes that can reduce distress over time.

She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons to change. This approach is useful when someone feels stuck or unsure about making shifts in behavior or habits. Solution-Focused Therapy is used to set clear, short-term goals and identify immediate next steps that move a person toward those goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean trying a few techniques and adjusting as progress becomes clearer.

If you want online sessions, please confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the profile. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can use these methods to support goal setting, skill practice, and problem solving across everyday life.