Jessica Yetto

Jessica Yetto is a Pennsylvania-licensed professional counselor with 25 years of experience in the mental health field. She earned a Master of Arts in Counseling in 2004 and has developed extensive clinical skills across a range of settings.

For the past seven years she has worked inside a jail, providing care to patients with significant mental health diagnoses. In that role she conducts intake assessments, evaluates suicide ideation, offers crisis intervention, and provides short-term counseling as needed. She also collaborates closely with correctional officers to help them understand and manage individuals with mental health challenges, and she offers support to officers who encounter a completed suicide.

Earlier in her career she worked in a transitional housing program serving people with substantial mental health needs. She has also served as a mobile therapist, a behavioral specialist consultant, and a supervisor of a family support program, gaining experience with diverse clinical populations and systems of care.

Because of the demands of her current setting, she primarily utilizes solution-based focus therapy, emphasizing practical coping skills tailored to the situation. Her work often addresses severe mental health concerns as well as elevated anxiety and depression, and she routinely coordinates with a CRNP and a PA to address medication and physical health matters.

Jessica is interested in expanding her practice beyond the jail setting to offer more comprehensive therapy and to work with a broader and more diverse group of clients. She approaches that goal with a commitment to practical, skills-based interventions and collaborative care.