Jessie Williams

Jessie Williams accepts Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, Prime Health, Independence Blue Cross, and Centivo. Octave clients pay an average of $28 per session through insurance, and more than 95% pay less than $45 per session. Your exact cost depends on your plan’s copay or deductible. You can use the cost estimator to see what you would pay before your first session. If you would rather pay out of pocket, self-pay sessions in New Jersey are estimated at $185-195 per session.

Jessie Williams is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). Jessie is licensed to practice in New Jersey, so clients located in New Jersey can book sessions. Jessie’s New Jersey license number is 37PC00629500, and you can look it up through the state licensing board. Octave verifies every therapist’s license before they begin seeing clients, and licenses are kept current as a condition of practicing with Octave.

Jessie Williams has been practicing therapy for 8 years. Jessie’s education and training include MA - Counseling, The College of New Jersey. Over that time, Jessie has worked closely with Black community, Veterans, and Students.

Jessie Williams works with Black community, Veterans, and Students and specializes in Anger Issues, Anxiety, Cultural Issues/Racial Stress, Depression, Grief, IPV/DV, Life Transitions, Men's Issues, Stress, and Workplace Stress. These are the areas where Jessie spends most of their clinical time. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Jessie is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Jessie Williams draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic, Solution-Focused, and Strengths-Based. In sessions, Jessie’s style is action-oriented, affirming, exploratory, open-minded, and solution-oriented. In Jessie’s words: “Once a skeptic, I discovered how much therapy can improve both personal and professional life when I learned to trust the process and invest in myself.”

Jessie Williams (he/him) offers therapy in English. Jessie identifies as Black/African American.

Jessie Williams offers online sessions over secure video, so you can meet from home or any private space. Jessie is licensed in New Jersey, and you need to be located in that state at the time of each session. All you need is a device with a camera and a stable internet connection.

Your first session with Jessie Williams is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. Jessie will ask about your background, your current concerns, and your goals, and together you will start shaping a plan for your sessions. It is also a chance to see whether Jessie’s style feels like a good fit for you. After their first session, 9 in 10 Octave clients say their therapy experience has been good or better.

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