Jessica Grayer-Brumfield

LCSW, LISW

Illinois

Compassionate, goal-focused social worker

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At a glance

Credentials

LCSW, LISW

License

LCSW, Illinois / 149.017306; LISW, Iowa / 134672

NPI

1043748114

Experience

10 years

Languages

English

Location

Illinois

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1. • Motivational interviewing
   • Collaborative goal setting
   • Practical coping skills

   About Jessica

   Jessica Grayer-Brumfield is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with ten years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, and life transitions. She offers a calm, practical approach that focuses on the person in front of her. Jessica aims to create a non-judgmental space where people can set their own goals and move at a pace that feels right.

   Jessica uses motivational interviewing to help people find internal motivation for change. She also draws on client-centered work to follow each person's lead and cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and build new skills. Mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas are woven in when they fit the person’s needs.

   Her practice covers a wide range of concerns, including depression, parenting stress, trauma and abuse, bipolar conditions, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people managing adoption and foster care issues, caregiver stress, pregnancy and postpartum challenges, and problems related to aging.

   Sessions focus on practical tools and honest conversation. Jessica helps people develop coping skills, repair or set boundaries in relationships, tackle career and self-esteem struggles, and work through guilt, shame, isolation, or grief. She encourages effort, patience, and openness as part of the change process.

   Jessica holds LCSW and LISW credentials and practices in Illinois. Her style is collaborative - clients shape goals and pace while she offers guidance, feedback, and evidence-informed tools to help them reach their objectives.

2. How Jessica’s Approaches Fit Online Therapy

   Motivational interviewing helps people clarify what they want and find their own reasons to change. Online conversations can use this approach to set goals and keep motivation strong between sessions.
   
   Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and following the person’s lead. That approach translates well to remote work because sessions are shaped around the individual’s concerns and pace, whether the focus is emotional support or problem solving.
   
   Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to change thinking and behavior. It can be used online to practice new strategies, track progress, and build routines that help with anxiety, depression, and stress.
   
   Finding the right approach is a team effort. Jessica will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts tools and pacing based on feedback and progress so the work stays relevant and useful.
   
   The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten commute time, and allow for more consistent check-ins. It also allows homework, worksheets, and between-session goal tracking to be incorporated into the care plan.

4. Areas of expertise

   Primary focus

   Stress, AnxietyGriefDepression

   Also works with

   Family conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

   Additional focus areas

   Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesCaregiver issues and stressDomestic violenceFamily problemsGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessMood disordersPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSomatizationWomen's issues

   Therapeutic approaches

   Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

   Experience

   10+ years

   Listed in

   Illinois, Iowa

   Languages

   English

5. Frequently asked questions

   What concerns does Jessica help with?

   She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting and anger, among other issues listed in her profile.

   How would you describe her therapeutic style?

   Her style is collaborative and person-centered, using motivational interviewing alongside cognitive behavioral and mindfulness approaches to help people set and reach practical goals.

   What kind of experience does she bring?

   She has ten years of clinical experience supporting people through mood disorders, life transitions, caregiver stress, and related concerns.

   What credentials and location are listed?

   She holds LCSW and LISW credentials and practices in Illinois.

   Are sessions available in other languages or countries?

   Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

   What session formats are offered?

   Session formats were not specified in the biography; confirm current session options before booking to know whether remote or in-person meetings are available.

   How does cost and payment work?

   Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

   How do I get started working together?

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

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