Anxiety & stress
Getting the volume down
Panic, health anxiety, social anxiety, the constant low hum of dread. We work on what's driving it and on practical tools you can use the same week.
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania · In person & telehealth
Experience matters. So does feeling understood.
I'm Jessica Giambra. For twenty-six years I've sat with adults and teens through anxiety, trauma, depression and addiction — and helped them find their footing again. If you're reading this at a hard moment, you're in the right place to start.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker · Certified Alcohol & Drug Clinician · Accepting new clients · Most major insurance accepted, sliding scale available
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- 26 years in the field
- MSW, Rutgers University · PA licence CW019559
- Who I see
- Teens (13+), adults, couples and families
What brings people here
You don't have to be in crisis to deserve help.
Most people who call me describe some version of one of these.
- The worry doesn't switch off — not at work, not at 2 a.m.
- Something happened years ago and it's still running the show.
- Drinking or using started as relief and became the problem.
- You're functioning fine on paper and empty underneath it.
- Your teenager has changed and you don't know how to reach them.
- Grief, a divorce, a diagnosis — and the ground hasn't settled since.
None of that means something is wrong with you. It usually means something happened to you, and it hasn't had anywhere to go yet.
I believe therapy is a collaborative process where you have the opportunity to engage in self-exploration and resolve some of the obstacles preventing you from achieving complete balance in your life.
The work
Four things I spend most of my time on.
Every person is different, so the plan is built with you rather than handed to you. These are the areas I know best.
Trauma & PTSD
Working at your pace
Trauma-informed from the first session. Nothing gets opened before you have somewhere steady to stand. You set the pace; I hold the structure.
Addiction & recovery
Without the lecture
I'm a Certified Alcohol & Drug Clinician as well as a therapist. Substance use, early recovery, relapse, and the family around it — treated as one picture.
Depression & life transitions
Finding the thread again
Grief, divorce, an empty house, a career that stopped fitting. Work on both the mood and the life that's feeding it.
Starting out
What the first few weeks look like.
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STEP 01
A free 15-minute call
You tell me what's going on. I tell you honestly whether I'm the right fit. No cost, no pressure.
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STEP 02
First session
Fifty minutes. History, what you want to be different, and what we'll do about it.
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STEP 03
A plan you agreed to
We name two or three concrete goals so you can tell whether this is working.
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STEP 04
Ongoing work
Usually weekly to start, moving to every other week as things steady. You decide when you're done.
Practical details
The things you want answered before you call.
- Fees
- $150 individual · $175 couples Per 50-minute session. A sliding scale is available — ask me, it's a normal conversation and it doesn't change how I work with you.
- Insurance
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- Independence Blue Cross
- Highmark
- BlueCross BlueShield
- Anthem
- Cigna / Evernorth
- UnitedHealthcare
- Optum
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Quest Behavioral Health
- WellSpan
- Out-of-network
- Where
- 500 Orchard Avenue, Suite 202, Kennett Square, PA 19348 Free parking at the door. Telehealth sessions by phone, FaceTime or Google Meet for anyone in Pennsylvania.
- Hours
- Evening appointments available Mon & Thu 9–5 · Tue & Wed 9 am–9 pm · Fri 9–4
Next step
Fifteen minutes on the phone costs you nothing.
Tell me what's going on and I'll tell you straight whether I'm the right person for it. If I'm not, I'll point you toward someone who is.