Hearts and Minds Counseling
When trauma, grief, addiction, anxiety, or big life changes pile up, you don’t have to carry it alone. At Hearts and Minds Counseling in the greater Fort Worth area, we offer a calm, judgment-free space to slow down, be heard, and find a path forward—together.
Led by Dr. Jessica Erickson, DMFT, LPC-S, LCDC—an Army Veteran and Navy spouse—our collaborative team of licensed clinicians, associates, and master’s-level interns provides trauma-informed care that’s especially welcoming to veterans, service members, and first responders. We blend evidence-based approaches (CBT/DBT-informed, solution-focused, person-centered) with integrative options like animal-assisted therapy and expressive arts, including glass working, to help you rebuild skills, confidence, and connection.
We’ll walk with you at your pace, co-create goals that matter, and practice practical tools you can use between sessions. With affordable, reduced-fee options and immediate availability through our supervised interns, getting compassionate, effective care is simpler than you think.
About
Dr. Jessica Erickson
Dr. Jessica Erickson, DMFT, LPC-S, LCDC
Dr. Jessica Erickson is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor (LPC-S) in Texas with over a decade of clinical and supervisory experience in nonprofit, private practice, and community-based settings. She is an Army Veteran and Navy spouse, bringing both professional and lived experience to her work supervising clinicians who serve high-intensity populations.
Dr. Erickson specializes in the development of competent, ethical, and sustainable clinicians, with particular focus on work with veterans, military families, first responders, athletes, and healthcare professionals. Her supervisory approach emphasizes developmental progression, nervous-system literacy, ethical decision-making under clinical load, and the prevention of burnout and impairment.
She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Columbia University, an M.S. in Counseling Psychology from Tarleton State University, and a Doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy (DMFT) from National University. She is trauma-trained and also licensed as a Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC).
In addition to traditional supervision, Dr. Erickson integrates regulation-informed and experiential approaches, including animal-assisted and expressive modalities, to support clinician growth, self-awareness, and professional identity formation. Her doctoral research explored the use of glass-working as a therapeutic process to restore voice, confidence, and meaning, particularly among veterans.
Dr. Erickson is the founder of Hearts and Minds Counseling and provides CE trainings, supervisor education, and consultation focused on building resilient clinicians and supervision systems that move beyond compliance toward true competence and longevity in the field.
If you’re looking for quality play therapy with a therapist that cares, then you’ve come to the right place. The purpose of play therapy is to allow patients every step of the way and implement various methods to help them develop new attitudes towards all of life’s most complex matters. Schedule an appointment today and see what I can do for you.
In your therapy sessions, we’ll work to solve current problems and improve positive thinking and behavior. I will help you “re-frame” your reactions and provide you with valuable tools to cope with life’s obstacles. I’m confident you’ll find Family Counseling beneficial and inspirational. Get in touch to book an appointment.
Feeling a bit down lately and nothing seems to lift your spirits? It might be time to seek help from a licensed professional. Individual Counseling sessions help patients develop positive attitudes towards life’s most complex and challenging circumstances. Contact me today and let me help you find the best in yourself.