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Jessica Del Gaudio

Therapist · New York

Jessica Del Gaudio, LMHC

Calm, practical therapy focused on daily habits

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  • Thoughts and habits
  • Values-based work
  • Emotion regulation

About Jessica

Jessica Del Gaudio is a licensed mental health counselor based in New York. She has seven years of professional experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, relationship concerns, and mood challenges. Jessica focuses on respectful, sensitive, and compassionate care while tailoring sessions to each person's situation.

She frames her work around practical conversation and flexible plans. Sessions look at thoughts and everyday habits that keep difficulties going. Jessica helps people identify patterns, try small behavior changes, and practice skills that fit their life. She pays attention to how attachment and relationship history shape current struggles.

Her clinical toolbox includes approaches that aim to increase psychological flexibility and improve emotion regulation. She may use acceptance and commitment ideas to help people live by their values, cognitive-behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking, and attachment-based work to address relational patterns. Dialectical behavior strategies and client-centered listening also appear in her practice when helpful.

Jessica adapts the pace and focus to each person. Some sessions concentrate on coping skills like sleep or impulse control. Others focus on building stronger communication or managing mood swings and bipolar-related concerns. She also supports people facing life transitions such as separation, caregiving strain, or aging-related stress.

People who appreciate a collaborative, down-to-earth approach may find her style fits well. She works in English and accepts international clients, and she asks prospective clients to use the Start Therapy button to begin the intake and matching process.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

Family conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational Interviewing

Experience

7+ years

Credentials

New York

Languages

English

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and reconnect with what matters to them. It emphasizes actions guided by personal values rather than getting stuck on difficult feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thought and behavior patterns that maintain distress and testing small changes to see what helps. These techniques are often used for anxiety, depression, sleep, and daily habits.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and closeness in relationships. It can be useful when intimacy, abandonment concerns, or communication problems are central to the work. Jessica draws from these approaches to shape sessions that match a person's goals and life demands.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and is decided together. Jessica will work collaboratively to pick strategies that fit the client's needs, goals, and preferences, and she may combine methods as progress unfolds.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when that suits you, reduce travel time, and let people use sessions from different locations when their day requires it. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and skills practice so the work translates to everyday life.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns can Jessica help with?

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, sleep and eating concerns, ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, and coping with life changes.

How would she describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth, focusing on practical changes to thoughts and everyday habits while listening with sensitivity and respect.

What is her professional background?

She holds a New York LMHC credential and has seven years of professional work experience supporting people with a range of mood, relationship, and behavioral concerns.

Where is she based and licensed?

She is licensed in New York as an LMHC and practices from that location.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and the subscription used for sessions; the subscription can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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