Jessica Grayer-Brumfield

Jessica Grayer-Brumfield is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people navigate stress, grief, anxiety, and trauma. She is an LCSW and LISW with ten years of practical experience. Her approach centers on meeting each person where they are and moving at a pace that feels right for them.

Jessica focuses on real-life struggles like relationship strain, workplace pressure, parenting stress, and feeling unfulfilled. She helps people learn concrete coping skills, manage mood concerns, and sort through big life changes. Her work also addresses issues tied to adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, domestic violence, and pregnancy or postpartum adjustments.

In sessions she combines Trauma-Focused Therapy with client-centered conversation and tools from cognitive behavioral therapy. Mindfulness strategies and motivational interviewing are used when they fit the person’s goals. The focus is on practical steps people can use between sessions to notice change and build momentum.

Jessica frames therapy as a partnership. She keeps goals and pacing flexible so the client stays in charge of what comes next. She aims to create a nonjudgmental space where people can talk through challenges and build on strengths.

She practices in Illinois and works in English. Her background includes a decade of clinical social work that informs everyday problem solving and emotional support. Prospective clients are encouraged to consider what they want to change and to ask questions when beginning the process.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Trauma-Focused Therapy focuses on understanding and processing difficult memories and reactions. Online work with this approach often uses paced conversations, grounding practices, and gradual skills building to reduce the hold of painful experiences.

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s own goals and pace. In remote sessions this looks like the therapist listening closely, reflecting what’s important, and shaping sessions around what the client brings up each week.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thinking and practice different behaviors. It often includes short exercises to try between sessions and clear steps to test new ways of coping.

Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about symptoms, goals, and preferences, then try methods that fit. If something isn’t working, they adjust together to find a better match.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - fewer travel needs, options for shorter check-ins, and the ability to attend from different locations. Ask about available formats so sessions can align with practical needs and daily rhythms.