Jessica O'Connor-Rathbun, LPC

Jessica O'Connor-Rathbun is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana. She helps people facing depression, anxiety, relationship challenges, and the effects of trauma and abuse. Her style is compassionate and straightforward, aiming to make therapy feel usable and relevant to daily life.

She creates a calm, non-judgmental space where clients can talk through hard emotions and painful memories. Sessions often focus on clearer communication, understanding attachment and abandonment concerns, and reducing feelings of emptiness or shame. Jessica also addresses practical stressors such as caregiver strain, first responder stress, and issues around blended family dynamics.

Jessica uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide change. That can mean learning new ways to manage impulses, working on commitment and codependency patterns, or rebuilding self-esteem after difficult experiences. She emphasizes concrete skills alongside emotional processing so people leave sessions with tools they can use at home.

Her background includes three years of clinical experience in Louisiana as an LPC. That experience has exposed her to a range of concerns from family of origin problems to communication breakdowns and fatherhood issues. She brings steady support to sessions and focuses on small, practical steps toward relief.

People considering therapy are invited to start by answering a short matching questionnaire. The process is intended to help pair needs and goals with the right therapist and schedule.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Jessica uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions, focusing on practical skills and emotional processing. One common approach involves structured skill work to improve communication and emotion regulation, which helps with anxiety, relationship problems, and impulsivity. Another approach centers on attachment-informed work to address abandonment concerns and family of origin issues, helping people understand recurring patterns in relationships.

Finding the best fit is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences with each person and adjust methods as needed. That means trying an approach, checking in about how it feels, and shifting direction if something isn’t working well for the client.

If you’re considering online therapy, confirm the session formats before booking since specific formats aren’t listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by removing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins during the day. It can also let people choose quieter surroundings or avoid being on camera when that helps them engage. Licensed professionals can adapt techniques used in person to remote sessions so clients can continue building skills and processing emotions from wherever they are located.