Jerrica Barksdale

Jerrica Barksdale is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who focuses on helping people rebuild self-esteem and reconnect with their sense of self. She works with clients who feel unsure of who they are, struggle with self-doubt, or have withdrawn in relationships, work, or life. Her style is direct but warm, offering practical tools alongside honest feedback.

She supports people facing anxiety, stress, low mood, anger, and big life changes. Isolation and loneliness are part of her focus, and she helps people address how disconnection affects daily life and relationships. Jerrica uses everyday language and simple exercises you can try between sessions.

Her approach combines evidence-based therapeutic techniques with a strengths-based, collaborative stance. She draws on cognitive-behavioral ideas, narrative work, solution-focused strategies, and mindfulness to help clients notice unhelpful patterns and practice different ways of responding. Sessions emphasize identity work, boundary setting, emotional regulation, and building self-worth.

Faith and spirituality can be included when a client wants that, and Jerrica follows the client’s lead on how much to bring those themes into the work. She aims to help people move from self-doubt to more clarity and confidence in day-to-day choices.

Beginning therapy is framed as a step toward clearer priorities and greater steadiness. The focus is practical change that fits into real life, with tools and conversation designed to support lasting shifts in how a person sees and treats themself.

How evidence-based methods translate to online work

Jerrica integrates cognitive-behavioral techniques and mindfulness in ways that are easy to use in online sessions. Cognitive-behavioral techniques focus on noticing thoughts and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood. Mindfulness practices teach simple breathing and attention exercises that help with emotional regulation and staying grounded during stress.

She also draws on narrative and solution-focused ideas to help clients reframe their stories and identify small, practical steps forward. Narrative approaches encourage people to look at the stories they tell about themselves and try different, more helpful versions. Solution-focused work zeroes in on concrete goals and small changes that build momentum.

Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to match methods to your needs, goals, and preferences, and will adjust the plan as you proceed.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand it. It can also make it simpler to practice skills in the context of everyday life and bring real situations into discussion during sessions.