Jessica Otton, LCSW

Jessica Otton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has spent nine years helping people navigate hard moments. She earned her Bachelor and Master of Social Work degrees from Florida Gulf Coast University and built most of her career in medical social work. Jessica brings experience from hospice care, addiction treatment, and private practice in Florida.

Her background includes in-patient, home, and nursing home hospice settings. She has worked with people across the lifespan and with a range of concerns, including grief, end-of-life matters, addiction, chronic illness, and family stress. That history informs how she talks about care and loss in practical terms.

Jessica uses a strengths-based approach in sessions. She often combines cognitive behavioral techniques with solution-focused and client-centered work. Sessions tend to focus on clear goals, skills to manage symptoms, and steps people can take between meetings.

When the subject is aging and geriatric issues, Jessica draws on direct hospice and elder-care experience to address caregiver strain, chronic pain and illness, and planning needs. She also supports people coping with major life changes, depression, anxiety, and relationship stress.

Her aim is to build a trusting working relationship so people feel comfortable speaking honestly. She frames therapy as teamwork, helping clients identify goals and practical steps toward them. To begin, people complete a short questionnaire and schedule sessions based on availability.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Jessica commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused therapy in her work. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and is often useful for anxiety, depression, and managing mood shifts. Solution-focused therapy emphasizes practical steps and small changes, helping people identify immediate goals and try experiments between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels workable. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as needed, making therapy a collaborative effort.

Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or letting someone join from a quieter room. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and solution-focused work to online meetings, focusing on skill practice, goal setting, and problem-solving that carry over into daily routines.