Jessica Mendez
(She/Her/Hers)
Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)
Compassionate care for women’s reproductive mental health, life transitions, and NICU parents, rooted in anti-racism and empathy.
Hi, I'm a bilingual mental health clinician dedicated to providing compassionate, non-judgmental care rooted in anti-racism. My goal is to create a safe, welcoming space for you to explore your experiences and take meaningful steps toward healing. I specialize in women’s reproductive mental health, helping with challenges like fertility concerns, pregnancy loss, birth trauma, and postpartum issues. I also work with women navigating life transitions like marriage, divorce, and menopause, offering support for anxiety, depression, and relationship difficulties. With my background in the NICU, I’ve supported parents through the unique emotional stress of caring for medically fragile newborns, using tools like the NCAST assessment to strengthen parent-child bonds. My approach is centered on evidence-based practices such as CBT, solution-focused therapy, and psychodynamic therapy, tailored to meet your specific needs. I believe in your resilience and capacity for growth, and I’m here to help you find balance and joy on your journey.
Practice hours (EST)
Accepts new patients after hospitalization for
- Manic episodes
- Severe depression
- Self-harming behavior
- Suicidal intent or a plan
- Escalating reckless or impulsive behavior
- Suicide attempt
- Eating disorders
- Substance use
- Severe emotional stress or trauma
Reserves times throughout the week for new clients after discharge from the hospital.
Adjusts scheduling to accommodate new clients after their hospitalization.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Abuse
- Academic Concerns
- Adoption
- Aging
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Issues
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Anxiety
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Avoidant Personality
- Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
- Binge-Eating Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Image
- Borderline Personality
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Bullying
- Burnout
- Career
- Childhood Abuse
- Chronic Illness/Pain
- Cognitive Functioning
- College and School Placement
- Compulsive Exercise
- Conflict Resolution
- Dependent Personality
- Depression
- Disability
- Divorce
- Drug Use
- Eating Concerns
- Family Caregiving Stress
- Financial Concerns
- Gambling Concerns
- Gaming/Internet Concerns
- Gender Identity
- Grief and Loss
- Histrionic Personality
- Hoarding
- Immigration/Acculturation
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Insomnia
- Intimacy Concerns
- Life Transitions
- Loneliness/Isolation
- Men's Issues
- Narcissistic Personality
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive Personality
- Other specified feeding or eating disorder (OSFED)
- Panic
- Paranoid Personality
- Parenting Concerns
- Peer Difficulties
- Perfectionism
- Performance Anxiety
- Personal Growth
- Personality Disorders
- Phobia
- Physical Assault
- Physical Stress
- Polyamorous relationship
- Postpartum Depression
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Pregnancy/Loss of Pregnancy
- Racial Identity
- Racial/Cultural Oppression or Trauma
- Relationship Violence/Stalking/Harassment
- Relationship(s) with Friends/Roommates
- Relationship(s) with Parents/Children/Family
- Relationship(s) with Partner/Husband/Wife
- School Concerns
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Harm
- Sex Addiction/Pornography Concerns
- Sexual Assault
- Sexual Identity
- Sleep Concerns
- Social Anxiety
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma
- Women's Issues
- Work/Life Balance
Age groups
- Young adults (18-30)
- Adults (31-64)
- Seniors (65 or older)
Special groups
- Clients from the court/judicial system
- Immigrants
- Little people
- Neurodivergent people
- People in the foster care system
- People of color
- People seeking asylum
- People who are bisexual
- People who are blind or visually impaired
- People who are deaf or hearing impaired
- People who identify as gay
- People who identify as lesbian
- People who identify as non-binary
- People who identify as queer
- People with disabilities
- People with HIV or AIDS
- Professional Healthcare Providers
- Transgender
- Veterans
Treatment specialties
Therapeutic modalities
- Behavior Modification
- Individual Therapy
Treatments
- Light Therapy
- Culturally-Sensitive Therapy
- Mindfulness Training
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Behavior Therapy
- Relational Psychotherapy
- Somatic Psychotherapy
- Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT)
- Brief Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
- Family Systems Therapy
- Transference Focused Therapy (TFP)
- Positive Psychology
- Social Skills Training
- Eclectic Approaches
- Humanistic Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Relationship Enhancement Therapy
- Process-Oriented Psychology
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Internal Family Systems Therapy
- Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Insomnia (CBT-I)
- Body Image Therapy
- Integrative Body Psychotherapy
- Self Psychology
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Feminist Therapy
- Anger Management
- Cognitive Restructuring
- Play Therapy
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Coaching
- Existential Psychotherapy
- Brief Psychotherapy
- Interpersonal Therapy
- Erikson/Psychosocial Development
- Reality Therapy
Remote options
- Video
Payment options
$200 — $225per session
Insurance
In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies
- Aetna – New Jersey
- Aetna – New York
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – New York
- Cigna – New Jersey
- Cigna – New York
- Horizon NJ Health – New Jersey
- Mohawk Valley Health Plan (MVP) – New York
- Optum – New York
- Optum – New Jersey
- Oscar – New Jersey
- Oscar – New York
- UHC – New York
- UMR-EAP – New York
- Out-of-pocket
- Documentation provided for patient filling
- In-network insurance
Payment methods
- Credit Card
- Debit Card
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account
- Online
Credentials
Licenses
LMSW
44SL06626300, New Jersey
LMSW
099407, New York
Certificates
Seminar in Field Instruction (SIFI) Certification
Seminar in Field Instruction (SIFI) Certification
Education
City University of New York at Lehman College
MSW (Master of Social Work), 2012
St. Johns University
BA (Bachelor of Arts), 2007