About Zereana
Dr. Zereana Jess-Huff uses practical, skills-based therapy to help people manage stress and major life changes.
Background and approach
She combines clear teaching with hands-on practice so clients leave sessions with tools they can use right away. Dr.
Jess-Huff keeps work focused and concrete, with step-by-step goals and activities to try between sessions. With 15 years of experience and a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) credential, she draws on several evidence-based approaches.
Those methods include attachment-focused work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and emotion-focused strategies. She adapts these to each person's needs so sessions feel relevant and understandable.
Common concerns she addresses include anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and challenges tied to parenting and family roles. She also works with people facing chronic illness, cancer, or caregiving strain.
Her practice pays attention to how attachment and communication patterns shape day-to-day life. Dr.
Jess-Huff integrates behavioral activation so people practice small, manageable steps that build momentum. She also uses skills from dialectical behavior therapy to help with emotional regulation and distress tolerance.
Sessions aim to balance insight with practical change. She offers support to people in the LGBT community and those navigating identity or transition-related issues.
Sessions are offered in English and include options for video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. The process begins with a short questionnaire and scheduling based on therapist availability.
How attachment and skills-based work translate to online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on relationships and how early connection patterns affect feelings and reactions today. Online work can use conversations and exercises to identify attachment patterns and practice new ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches specific exercises to change unhelpful patterns. CBT techniques can be taught in session and practiced between meetings with clear homework tasks.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to figure out which methods match their goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying approaches, checking progress, and adjusting the plan together so it feels useful and realistic.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video allows face-to-face interaction for demonstrations and nuanced conversation. Phone sessions can be helpful when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat or text messaging works well for brief updates, coaching-style support, or when written reflection feels easier.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Texas, Florida
- Languages
- English