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Jessica Foley, MA, LMHC

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Jessica Foley, MA, LMHC

Providing psychotherapy for women seeking growth & positive change!™

Providing services online in CT, MA, NY, NJ, CA, FL, and AZ!

I provide Psychotherapy for Women Seeking Growth & Positive Change! I help women overcome anxiety, depression, BED, PPD, and other issues! Online services in MA, CA, AZ, NY, NJ, FL, and CT.

04/26/2026

In light of the heartbreaking news out of Wellesley, many moms are feeling shaken, heavy, or overwhelmed.

If that’s you—your feelings are valid. Stories like this can hit close to home and stir up fear, sadness, or burnout.

You don’t have to carry it alone.

If you’re struggling, please reach out:
🤍 Call or text 988 (Su***de & Crisis Lifeline)
🤍 Text HOME to 741741 (Crisis Text Line)
🤍 Reach out to a trusted friend, family member, or therapist

Check on the moms in your life, too. A simple “How are you, really?” can mean everything.

You deserve support. Always.

Link in bio for more help from me.

04/17/2026

I’m excited & honored to share that I’m part of The List, launching May 7!!!!!

The List is a platform designed to make it easier for women to find trusted wellness support in New England across mental health, nutrition, postpartum and beyond. I personally met with owner and founder Olivia, and trust me ladies, The List is our vibe.

It’s a thoughtful, curated resource connecting women with providers and support they can actually feel good about.

If you’d like to follow along or be first to know when it launches, follow and 🤎

04/12/2026

POV: You Google “what is happening to me?” at 2am… and the answer is always unclear

If you’re in your late 30s, 40s, or early 50s, here’s what many women are quietly searching:

• “Why am I suddenly so anxious all the time?”
• “Mood swings or perimenopause?”
• “Why can’t I sleep like I used to?”
• “Brain fog or something more serious?”
• “Why do I feel like I’m not myself anymore?”
• “Why does everything feel harder lately?”

As a therapist, I want you to hear this clearly:

What you’re experiencing is real.
And it’s common during perimenopause.
I’ve been there.

Hormonal shifts can impact:
🧠 your mood
😴 your sleep
💭 your thinking
❤️ your stress tolerance

So no — you’re not “losing it.”
And you’re not suddenly “bad at coping.”

You’re navigating a neurological and emotional transition that most women were never properly prepared for.

The good news?

There are ways to support your nervous system, understand your patterns, and feel like you again — with the right kind of help.

You don’t have to figure this out alone.
And you don’t have to just “push through.”

If this resonates, take it as a gentle nudge to get support 🤍 Book a free discovery call now-link in bio.

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03/31/2026

You look like you have it all together.
But inside… you’re kinda exhausted.

You’re the one everyone depends on.
The career. The kids. The relationship. The dog. The mental load.
And somehow—you’re still holding it all.

But lately?
It’s feeling heavier than usual.

Maybe it’s anxiety that won’t shut off.
Maybe it’s burnout.
Maybe it’s your body changing and no one prepared you for this.
Maybe you just don’t feel like yourself anymore.
And you definitely do not want to have s*x.

You don’t have to keep doing this alone.

I work with high-achieving women who are tired of over-functioning and ready to feel like themselves again—without guilt, shame, or pretending everything’s fine.

✨ Online therapy (from your couch)
✨ No waitlist right now
✨ Free 15-min consultation

Seeing clients in CT, MA, NY, NJ, FL, CA, and AZ

This is your sign to stop carrying it all by yourself. To find yourself again, at least a new version of you.

💬 Click the link in bio to get started

03/24/2026

Perimenopause and divorce—two major life transitions that often show up at the same time, yet we rarely talk about how deeply they intersect.
It’s an area where I have firsthand experience.

Hormonal shifts during perimenopause can impact mood, sleep, memory, and emotional regulation. You might feel more sensitive, more reactive, or simply unlike yourself. At the same time, long-standing relationship patterns can feel harder to tolerate. What you once managed, you may no longer want-or need-to carry.

For some, this becomes a period of awakening:
“What do I actually need?”
“What feels aligned now?”
“Who am I becoming?”

And for others, it can feel like everything is unraveling at once.

If you’re navigating both, know this:
You are not “too much.”
You are not “falling apart.”
You are responding to real internal and external changes. Sometimes we grow and our relationships don’t grow with us. Sometimes in order for us to really grow, we need to let something that isn’t working die off.

This season can bring grief, clarity, anger, relief—and sometimes all of it in a single day.

Support matters here. Slowing down, making space for your experience, and having a place to process can make a meaningful difference.

You don’t have to figure it all out at once. Each day can be a step forward, until the path becomes clear before you. Let me help you listen to yourself more clearly.

Serving women in CT, MA, NJ, NY, FL, AZ, & CA, with convenient times and comfortable virtual sessions. Link in bio to schedule today.

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03/07/2026

Today I was both undone and healed in a way I cannot even describe. Sometimes your inner kid needs something and you can even really explain it…but I knew I needed muppets, to see them and feel them and be with them. Thank you Jim Henson for creating so much magic that it still brings me to tears & makes me feel so much lightness and joy. 🥹 something broke open today and it was good.

03/04/2026

✨ Postpartum OCD — You’re Not Alone, and It’s Not What You Think ✨

Becoming a mom is transformative — but for many women, it also comes with unexpected and distressing thoughts that don’t match the love you feel for your baby. These intrusive thoughts are a hallmark of Postpartum OCD — a real, treatable form of anxiety that often gets misunderstood or dismissed.

In my private practice, I see women who are brilliant, capable, and devoted — yet terrified by thoughts that seem alien to who they are. These thoughts are NOT intentions — they’re symptoms of anxiety that latch onto what you care about most.

What Postpartum OCD can look like:
• Disturbing, unwanted thoughts about your baby’s safety
• Checking and rechecking routines, breathing, locks, health signs
• Fear that thinking something means you will act on it
• Reassurance-seeking that never feels enough

Here’s what I want you to know:
💛 Intrusive thoughts don’t mean you want harm — they mean your brain is stuck in fear.
💛 Honesty about these thoughts is brave — not shameful.
💛 With support, these thoughts do become manageable.
💛 You deserve understanding, not judgment.

In my online therapy practice for women, I use evidence-informed approaches to help you work with anxiety, build calm where there’s fear, and reclaim your confidence as a mom. Together, we ground you, not your anxiety.

If this resonates:
💬 Reach out to the link in bio for a free 15-minute “fit check” consultation
🖥️ Sessions available online across multiple states
🤍 You are not alone — support is real and recovery is possible

Let’s talk compassion, courage, and clarity — not fear.

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02/17/2026

✨ Psychotherapy for Women on the CT Shoreline ✨

Between the shoreline calm and the pressure to keep everything together, life here can look peaceful on the outside — even when it doesn’t feel that way inside.

Psychotherapy for women on the Connecticut shoreline is a space where you don’t have to be the strong one, the dependable one, the one who makes it all work. It’s where high-achieving professionals, mothers, caregivers, entrepreneurs, and community leaders get to exhale.

Whether you’re navigating:
🌊 Career transitions or burnout
🌊 Relationship challenges or divorce
🌊 Motherhood, fertility, or identity shifts
🌊 Anxiety that won’t quiet down
🌊 The mental load no one else sees

Therapy offers a private, supportive space grounded in your real life — from shoreline towns to busy households to demanding careers.

You deserve more than just coping.
You deserve clarity, confidence, and a life that feels aligned.

This is your space to unpack, reset, and reconnect with yourself. 💛

Get in touch; link in bio.

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02/02/2026

✨ Going to therapy alone can improve your relationship and your s*x life. ✨
(Yes — even if your partner never comes (ha ha ha ha).

Here’s what many women are realizing lately 👇

💭 “I keep over-explaining.”
💭 “I love them, but I don’t feel desired.”
💭 “I don’t know what I want anymore — emotionally or s*xually.”
💭 “Why does intimacy feel like another responsibility?”

Individual therapy helps you untangle this — without needing anyone else to change first.

💡 When a woman attends therapy solo, she often:
• Learns to communicate needs without apologizing
• Stops carrying the emotional labor for everyone
• Understands her desire cycle (and why libido shifts)
• Builds boundaries that increase attraction
• Feels more confident asking for what she wants — in and out of bed
• Reconnects with her body instead of staying in her head

✨ Here’s the part no one talks about:
When you feel emotionally safer with yourself, intimacy becomes easier, more playful, and more connected. Desire thrives when pressure drops.

🧠 Therapy isn’t about fixing your partner.
🌿 It’s about understanding you — and that changes the entire dynamic.

💛 You don’t have to be in crisis to start therapy.
💛 You don’t have to attend together for it to help your relationship.
💛 You’re allowed to want more — emotionally and s*xually.

📩 If you’re curious how individual therapy could support your relationship or intimacy, my DMs are open for those in NY, NJ, FL, CA, AZ, MA & CT!

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01/14/2026

✨ Women aren’t just asking “Why do I feel this way?”
They’re asking:
👉 “How do I calm my nervous system?”
👉 “How do I heal trauma without reliving it?”
👉 “Is there therapy beyond just talking?”

That’s why brain-based and body-based therapies like Brainspotting & Tapping (EFT) are getting so much attention right now. 🧠🤍

🌿 What women are searching for:
• Nervous system regulation
• Trauma healing without re-telling the story
• Emotional release stored in the body
• Anxiety relief that actually lasts
• Gentle but deep therapy methods

💡 Why Brainspotting & Tapping resonate:
These approaches work with the brain and body — not against them. Instead of forcing insight, they allow healing to unfold naturally, at your system’s pace. No pressure. No performance. Just safety and connection. ✨

🤍 If talk therapy hasn’t felt like enough:
You’re not broken. You may just need a different doorway to healing. Link in bio.

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01/12/2026

The world feels heavy right now. It *feels* heavy because it is.
Constant news, endless demands, and the quiet pressure to “hold it all together” when everything feels like it’s falling apart around us.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or emotionally exhausted—you’re not broken. You’re human. During times of this much political strife, you can’t expect your nervous system to be regulated.

Therapy with me offers a space to slow down, process what you’re carrying, and reconnect with yourself beneath the noise. You don’t have to manage the stress of the world alone. When you can regulate your nervous system, you are better able to act for positive change-whatever that looks like for you. 💗

Support is strength. 💛 Link in bio if you live in MA, CT, NY, NJ, AZ, CA, & FL.

01/04/2026

Being a mom can mean being touched all day long.
Little hands. Constant needs. No personal space.

So when nighttime comes and your body says “please don’t touch me” — that doesn’t mean you don’t love your partner. It means your nervous system is exhausted.

In s*x therapy, we talk a lot about being touched out — and how it impacts desire, intimacy, and self-connection.

✨ Therapy can help with:
• Rebuilding body autonomy after constant caregiving
• Creating touch that feels safe and optional again
• Communicating boundaries without guilt or shame
• Shifting intimacy away from pressure and obligation
• Helping your body move from survival mode to connection

You don’t need to “push through” or “fix” yourself.
Your body is responding exactly as it should to overwhelm.

S*x therapy offers a space where motherhood and desire can coexist — gently, honestly, and at your pace.

If you’re ready to get started or have a question 🙋🏻‍♀️ hit me up at the link in my bio

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9 Brewer Street
New London, CT
06320

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Monday	10am - 6pm
Tuesday	10am - 6pm
Wednesday	10am - 6pm
Thursday	10am - 6pm

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+16178770071

Website

http://www.jessicafoley.com/

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