Practitioner Profile

Jessica Lombardi, LCPC
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor

Background & Experience

Jessica Lombardi is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor providing individual and family counseling to pre-teens, adolescents and adults. With her career beginning as a family preservation specialist, Jessica provided case management for families living with at-risk youth. She later worked as a therapist in a residential diagnostic center as part of an interdisciplinary team of specialists focusing her efforts on family, individual and group therapy. Since 2006, Jessica has been working with a home and community based program affiliated with Sheppard Pratt Health Systems targeted at in-home individual and family therapy with extensive diversity in family structure, family dynamics and income levels. Throughout these varied experiences, Jessica has gained a solid background in therapy and providing assessments for children, adolescents and adults while working with two parent and single parent families, foster care families and a culturally diverse demographic. Areas of Interest include: Stage of Life and General Adjustment Issues, Stress Management, Low Self-Esteem, Parenting, Pre-teen & Adolescent Concerns, Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, ADHD, Emotional / Physical and Sexual Abuse, Trauma & PTSD.

Treatment Philosophy

Early in my career, I learned the value of a strengths-based approach to therapy and how it can build into a person’s overall wellness and wholeness. This is at the core of my treatment philosophy and what builds into all other areas of therapy I provide. I also had the unique opportunity to gain a real understanding of the negative effects traumatic experiences can have on a life which led me to pursue specialized training in trauma treatment. Stressors both large and small may pose challenges to daily living, and having a strategy to handle those experiences can often be the freedom a person wants and needs. It is my goal to create a safe and welcoming environment where people can heal, grow and ultimately lead a transformed life. Counseling is beneficial for people experiencing extreme distress as well those seeking to make changes or understand their current season of life.

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Education

Jessica earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology with a minor in Spanish from York College of Pennsylvania in 1997. She obtained a Masters Degree in Counseling from Western Maryland College in 1999. Jessica is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with the State of Maryland. She has also completed post-graduate training in the treatment of trauma at the University of Maryland School of Social Work in 2006. To keep up to date on current research and clinical developments, Jessica regularly attends seminars and trainings.