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Jerrica Barksdale

Jerrica Barksdale, LMFT

Therapist in California

Rebuild your sense of worth and confidence

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3 years of experience listed

LMFT professional credentials

English languages

  • Strengths-based approach
  • Faith-informed when requested
  • Practical tools and feedback

About Jerrica

Jerrica Barksdale is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who focuses on helping people build confidence and clearer self-worth. She supports those who feel disconnected from themselves, struggle with self-doubt, or find they shrink in relationships, work, or daily life. Her work centers on strengthening identity and growing lasting self-esteem.

She helps with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and coping with life changes. Jerrica also addresses communication problems, forgiveness, loneliness, life purpose, and self-love. Her style is warm and direct, offering practical tools alongside honest feedback.

Her approach is collaborative and strengths-based. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to look at how past experiences and relationships shape self-image. Sessions commonly focus on boundary setting, emotional regulation, and rebuilding a grounded sense of self.

When clients want it, faith and spirituality can be woven into sessions in a client-led way. Jerrica treats faith as one source of meaning and resilience and honors each person’s beliefs and values as the work proceeds.

With three years of clinical experience, she aims to move people from self-doubt to self-trust and from confusion to clarity. The goal is to leave therapy with practical skills, steadier confidence, and a clearer sense of purpose.

Evidence-based approaches and online care that fit your life

Jerrica draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide her work in clear, practical ways. Cognitive-behavioral approaches focus on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-life evidence, which can ease anxiety, lift mood, and improve self-talk. Narrative-style work looks at the stories people tell about themselves and helps rewrite those stories so identity and self-worth feel truer and more useful.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Jerrica collaborates with each person to choose methods that match goals, values, and day-to-day needs. She adjusts strategies as progress is made so the plan stays relevant and manageable.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when life is hectic. It also lets people continue consistent care through life transitions and locations without having to pause progress.

Areas of expertise

Experience

3+ years

Credentials

California

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she focus on?

She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and coping with life changes, plus issues like self-esteem, communication problems, forgiveness, loneliness, life purpose, and self-love.

How would you describe the therapeutic style?

The style is collaborative and strengths-based. Jerrica offers warm support together with straightforward, practical tools and honest feedback.

What is her professional background?

She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with three years of clinical experience working with identity, mood, and relational concerns.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She holds a California LMFT credential and practices serving people in California.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the US work with her?

She is not currently accepting international clients.

How are fees and billing handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What should I do to begin therapy?

Click the continue button on this profile, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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