Jessica Utley, MS, LPC, LCDC-Intern
If you are hurting I want you to know you are not alone. I am here to offer a kind word and an understanding heart to help lead you out of the darkness. When it seems, you are alone and no one cares, I care. When you have suffered trauma no one understands, I understand. I want to help guide you, help you to cope and ultimately give you your life back or improve it.
My goal is to help you to produce lasting change in your life. This is accomplished through offering compassion, understanding and guidance to individuals who find themselves struggling. I look for patterns to assist individuals to grow in self-awareness, creating a healthier outlook. I am passionate about helping you to produce a lasting and positive life transformation.
I guide and encourage individuals to create healthy behaviors through challenging the mindset, increasing self-awareness and reflection. In so doing, I assist clients to make connections, regulate the intensity of emotions, and empower the healthy mindset.
Hello
My Story
~ Counseling Passion ~
~ Trauma/PTSD
~ Depression/Anxiety
~ Lifespan/Aging
~ Substance Abuse
~ Family Counseling
~ Relationship Building
~ Marriage Counseling
~ Personal Statement ~
Each individual’s journey is different, but impactful and significant. I believe in this world we will have trouble, but God has overcome the world. It is my belief that, as counselors, we guide individuals to the healthy change they want for themselves. My fondest desire is to offer you hope, provide insight and walk with you on your journey to find answers and live a fulfilling life.
~ Experience ~
I have been working with individuals in mental health settings for over five years and specialize in substance use, anxiety, and trauma. My experience as a Family Life Educator allowed me to develop skills in money management, internal dynamics of the family, parenting education and interpersonal relationship development.
~ Mental Health First Aid
~ Prepare/Enrich
~ Premarital
~ Motivational Interviewing
~ Illness Management and Recovery
~ Family Life Educator
~ Community Mental Health Case Management
~ Behavioral Health Service Coordinator
~ Assisted individuals in justice system complete probation requirements
~ I see individuals 15 years and older, couples, and families.
~ Christian or faith-based counseling available upon request.
~ Counseling Approach ~
I use a Cognitive Behavioral approach as well as trauma-informed and Solution-Focused therapy approaches. When working with me, I listen to you, I hear you, and I respond in ways that let you know you are heard and understood. My hope is to provide encouragement to you to dig deep and find the strength to overcome the difficulties you are experiencing in life.
~ Education ~
Texas Tech University
~ M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Texas Woman’s University
~ M.S. in Family Studies
University of Connecticut
~ B.A. in Psychology
~ Licensing ~
Licensed Professional Counselor
Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor-Intern