Hope is the door to healing

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Meet The Therapist

Jessica Thomas, LCSW

Hi! I’m Jessica Thomas, a Texas-based Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with over 9 years of experience providing therapy for teens, adults, and couples. I support clients navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, relationships, parenting, family challenges, and intimacy concerns.

I approach therapy with compassion, sensitivity, and respect, creating a safe space to explore your experiences. My work spans diverse settings, including community-based counseling and local non-profits, giving me broad experience with individual and couples therapy. I believe our emotions and behaviors are shaped by our relationships, family systems, and environment, and understanding your history helps us uncover factors that may be influencing your current struggles.

My approach integrates Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Solution-Focused, and Client-Centered techniques, tailored to your unique needs. Together, we collaborate on treatment goals, exploring both emotional and physical responses while developing practical strategies for healing, growth, and lasting well-being.

Therapy can be a transformative process, and taking the first step is courageous. I look forward to working with you and supporting you on your journey.

SERVICES

  • Somatic Trauma Therapy

    Somatic Trauma Therapy is a body-centered approach that helps individuals process and release the physical and emotional effects of trauma. By focusing on the connection between the body and mind, this therapy supports nervous system regulation, reduces stress responses, and promotes emotional healing and overall well-being

  • Individual Therapy

    Individual therapy helps a single person work through personal issues they have been facing. It is an effective treatment for a variety of emotional difficulties and mental illnesses

  • Couples Therapy

    Couples counseling is a type of counseling for intimate partners. It involves exploration of any conflicts, focuses on specific problems, and can help improve communication and interactions to strengthen relationships.

  • Young Adult Therapy

    Young adult therapy is for those who are 18-25 and looking to make meaning of this new phase of life. Therapy for young adults can help them make clearer decisions about their journey into adulthood while helping them maneuver through adjustments and transitions.

CLIENT PORTAL

Confidence & Self-Esteem

Do you struggle with low confidence & self-esteem?

Self-confidence is a person's attitude about their capabilities and skills. A person with good self-confidence feels like they have control over their lives. Self-esteem is how a person perceives their own value and self-worth

Signs of low self-esteem include: saying negative things and being critical of yourself. Joking about yourself in a negative way. Focusing on your negatives and ignoring your achievements. Low confidence & self-esteem can create anxiety, stress, loneliness, and an increased likelihood of depression. It can cause problems with friendships and romantic relationships and seriously impair academic and job performance.

Greater self-confidence allows you to experience freedom from self-doubt and negative thoughts about yourself. Experiencing more fearlessness and less anxiety. Greater confidence makes you more willing to take smart risks and more able to move outside your comfort zone. Having greater freedom from social anxiety.

According to the American Psychological Association, having high self-esteem is key to positive mental health and well-being. High self-esteem matters because it helps you develop coping skills, handle adversity, and put the negative into perspective.

Working with a therapist can help you recognize and reduce negative self-talk, develop self-compassion and help you with goal-setting, all of which are linked to improved self-esteem.

Improving your relationship with Yourself

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LICENSING Supervision (coming soon) & Practice Consultations

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Helping you succeed

Are you looking to open your own private practice and need some guidance?

Are you looking to consult with another professional regarding clients?

Doors of Hope is here to help you succeed.

Through personalized coaching, supervision, or consultations, I’ll work alongside you to develop a plan to help you achieve your goals and provide the best services to your clients.

At Doors of Hope Therapy, we are committed to transparency and supporting your rights as a client. If you need access to your health care records or wish to address a concern, please follow the steps below:

1. Request Your Health Care Records

You have the right to request your health care records directly from your provider. To do so:

  • Submit a written request to the licensee (your therapist) detailing the records you wish to access.

  • Include any relevant dates or information to help locate your records.

  • Your provider is required to respond within the time frame outlined by law.

2. Contact the Licensing Council

If you have questions or need assistance regarding your rights or your provider, you can contact the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council. Visit the Council’s Contact Us page to find the appropriate contact information for inquiries or guidance.

3. File a Consumer Complaint

If you believe your rights as a consumer have been violated, you may file a complaint with the Office of the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division. Complaints can be submitted online via their Consumer Protection webpage.

We encourage clients to advocate for their health and well-being. If you need help navigating any of these steps, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our office.