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Gessika Fennell

LMSW, LSSW

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Available both in-person and online
Tupelo Mooreville, MS 38857
Meaningful change begins when people feel genuinely seen, heard, and accepted. My goal is to provide a trauma-informed, compassionate environment where clients feel empowered to explore challenges and move toward lasting healing at a healthy pace. I work with children, adolescents, adults, and older adults navigating trauma, anxiety, emotional and behavioral challenges, family and relationship concerns, caregiver stress, abuse and neglect, school-related difficulties, life transitions, and transitions following adolescent psychiatric hospitalization. Together, we build on strengths and develop practical skills for lasting change.
I have experience working with all ages, supporting individuals and families through trauma, abuse and neglect, emotional and behavioral challenges, anxiety, relationship and parenting concerns, school-related issues, developmental disabilities, crisis intervention, life transitions, and caregiver stress in a compassionate, trauma-informed environment.
Considering counseling can be scary. It often means recognizing something in your life is no longer serving you. You've already taken an important first step by beginning your search. Reaching out can feel vulnerable, but you don't have to have everything figured out before you begin. My goal is to provide a space where you feel safe, heard, and supported.
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My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Tupelo

Mooreville, MS 38857 map

Starkville, MS 39759

I accept insurance 
I see individuals, families and groups  
Connect with Gessika Fennell
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My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Tupelo

Mooreville, MS 38857 map

Starkville, MS 39759

I accept insurance 
I see individuals, families and groups  

Finances

Payment Methods

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Insurance

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LMSW, LSSW
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Qualifications

  • Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Mississippi / M11700 Gessika Fennell
  • Additional Credentials

  • License: The State of Tennessee - Licensed School Social Worker 000756140
  • License: Mississippi Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapist M11700
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My experience is diverse, shaping a person-in-environment approach that recognizes how relationships and systems influence behavior and healing. My experience includes crisis intervention, school-based mental health, family support, with certificates in Advanced Trauma Studies and Sandtray Therapy.
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Gessika Fennell
LMSW, LSSW
for a free 15 minute consultation now.
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My experience is diverse, shaping a person-in-environment approach that recognizes how relationships and systems influence behavior and healing. My experience includes crisis intervention, school-based mental health, family support, with certificates in Advanced Trauma Studies and Sandtray Therapy.
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Gessika Fennell
LMSW, LSSW
for a free 15 minute consultation now.

Specialties and Expertise

Expertise

  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Autism
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Caregivers
  • Child
  • Developmental Disorders
  • Education and Learning Disabilities
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Family Conflict
  • Intellectual Disability
  • Life Transitions
  • Neurodivergence
  • Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
  • Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
  • Parenting
  • Peer Relationships
  • Relationship Issues
  • School Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Self-Harming
  • Stress
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Trauma and PTSD
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Gessika Fennell
LMSW, LSSW
Do these issues align with your needs?
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Gessika Fennell
LMSW, LSSW
Do these issues align with your needs?

Client Focus

Age

Children (6 to 10)
Preteen
Teen
Adults

Participants

Individuals
Family
Group

Age

Children (6 to 10)
Preteen
Teen
Adults

Participants

Individuals
Family
Group

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Alcohol and Drug Assessments
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Compassion Focused
  • Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
  • Family Systems
  • Gestalt
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Play Therapy
  • Schema Therapy
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused
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Gessika Fennell
LMSW, LSSW
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like.
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Gessika Fennell
LMSW, LSSW
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like.

Location

Primary Location

Tupelo

Mooreville, MS 38857

Additional Location

Starkville, MS 39759

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Gessika Fennell
LMSW, LSSW
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Gessika Fennell
LMSW, LSSW