Licensed Clinical Social Worker and psychotherapist.
Jessica Stutz
MSW, LCSW
You Don’t Have to Have It All Figured Out
Therapy for individuals navigating eating disorders, anxiety, depression, trauma recovery, emotional regulation, and life transitions.
Welcome
We can start exactly where you are
Hello, and thank you for considering Hearth Counseling & Consulting! I’m Jessica Stutz, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and psychotherapist. Life can be incredibly hard, daunting, and overwhelming... I could go on and on! But one thing I firmly believe is that you don’t have to figure it all out alone. I’m dedicated to helping people navigate life’s challenges, better understand themselves, and rediscover their sense of identity, purpose, and well-being along the way. Whether you’re managing anxiety, healing from trauma, navigating life transitions, or simply trying to make sense of the messy, complicated parts of being human, you deserve a space where you feel safe, seen, and supported. You are welcome exactly as you are!
My Approach to Therapy
Warm, collaborative, practical and human
I’ve always been curious about the stories that shape us, the patterns we develop along the way, and how our experiences, relationships, and the environments we grow up in influence who we are today.
My work incorporates a psychodynamic perspective, meaning I’m interested in understanding not just the challenges you’re facing right now, but how your past experiences, relationships, and underlying beliefs may be influencing them. Together, we can explore patterns that may have once served a purpose but are no longer helping you move toward the life you want. I combine this deeper exploration with practical, evidence-based approaches, including CBT, DBT, ACT, and trauma-focused interventions. My approach is warm, collaborative, strengths-based, and trauma-informed, with an emphasis on understanding your unique experiences, identities, and values. I believe therapy should be a comfortable, nonjudgmental space where there’s room for curiosity, humor, vulnerability, and the occasional messiness of being human. We don’t have to have everything figured out to start making meaningful changes.
Areas of Focus
What we can work on
Eating Disorders & Disordered Eating
Anxiety & Depression
Emotional Regulation
Trauma Recovery
Reproductive & Maternal Mental Health
Life Transitions & Identity Work
Therapeutic Techniques & Modalities
How I work
I don’t believe therapy is one-size-fits-all. Some days, our work might involve exploring how your past experiences and relationships have shaped the way you see yourself and the world. Other days, we might focus on practical tools to manage what’s happening in the here and now. I draw from several therapeutic approaches to meet you where you are, balancing deeper self-exploration with meaningful, actionable change.
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
Addressing trauma-related thoughts and beliefs
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Identifying and challenging unhelpful thought patterns
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Fostering acceptance and engagement with personal values
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Building emotional regulation and distress tolerance skills
Mindfulness Practices
Cultivating present-moment awareness and grounding
Credentials
Education, credentials & experience
Education
Master’s in Social Work: UNC-Chapel Hill
Licensure
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Professional Experience
Working as a psychotherapist in a specialty treatment facility for eating disorders and comorbid mental health concerns (anxiety, depression, OCD)
Provided care across multiple levels of treatment: inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization (PHP), and intensive outpatient (IOP)
Transitioned to private practice to offer individualized support
Personal
Get to know me
A Little About Me
Outside of being a therapist, I’m a wife, mom, and someone who is still figuring out how to balance all the different versions of myself. I live in the Raleigh area with my husband and our son.
Motherhood has been one of the biggest shifts in my life, and I’m learning that being a mom doesn’t have to mean losing the parts of myself that existed before it. I love spending time with family and friends, reading, journaling, watching reality TV, and dabbling in whatever new hobby has temporarily become my entire personality.
I believe there’s a lot of value in finding humor in the chaos and giving ourselves a little grace along the way. And while I might be a therapist, I’m also very much a human who knows that life can be messy, complicated, and rarely goes according to plan. I think that perspective helps me show up for my clients with curiosity, compassion, humor, and a genuine appreciation for the fact that we’re all figuring things out as we go. I want my clients to feel comfortable showing up as their whole, imperfect selves, knowing they don’t have to have everything figured out to be worthy of support or capable of meaningful change.
Practical Information & Next Steps
The details that make it easy to start
BCBS
Blue Home w/ UNC Health Alliance
Aetna
SHP
United Health Care
Healthy Blue
Out-of-network for all others
Insurance Accepted
Session Availability
Virtual and In-Person sessions offered
Location
8392 Six Forks Rd, Suite 203
Raleigh, NC 27615