Meet Jessica

Hi, my name is Jessica Palmer, and I am so glad you found my services. After going through therapy at different stages of my life to help address family stressors, my own anxiety, and traumatic experiences, I knew I wanted to help others experiencing similar struggles.

I know how important it can be to create a strong support system who understands how to support someone experiencing these challenges.

This has grown my passion in working with children and their families who feel their life has been overtaken by anxiety, OCD, or trauma. I am confident in my skills to help support you along your journey to find peace.

  • Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego - Outpatient Psychiatry department 

    • Providing weekly individual and family outpatient therapy

    • Providing school based therapy to children and teens

  • Child and teen partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient program for OCD and anxiety (Rogers Behavioral Health) 

  • Virtual outpatient ERP services for children, teens, and adults 

  • Training and advising therapists in understanding OCD and implementing ERP with children and teens

I have been a practicing therapist since 2017, and am currently licensed in both California and Texas. I received my Bachelors of Arts in Social Work at St. Edward’s University in Austin Texas and my Master’s degree in Social Work at California State University San Marcos. I started specializing in OCD and anxiety in 2021 and have worked in the following settings:

Education and Training Experience

I understand the importance of providing meaningful evidence based treatment while recognizing that every child, teen and young adult is unique. Therefore I tailor my approach to each individual, while integrating core treatment modalities such as:

  • Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for treating OCD and anxiety in children, teens, and young adults

  • Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT) for children and teens who have experienced trauma (ages 5-18)

  • Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) for individuals aged 18+ who have experienced trauma and meet criteria for PTSD

  • Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

 *As I get to know you and your family I will make sure to meet you where you are at and find the best approach to meet your needs