How Play Therapy Can Transform Your Child’s Life: Meet Jessica Cessna, a Neuro-Affirming Child Counselor in Mont Belvieu, TX
When your child is upset, whether it's with the big emotions, the tantrums, the withdrawal, or the worry, you feel helpless and trapped. You want to help your child, but traditional talk therapy isn't always the answer. That's where play therapy enters the picture, and where Jessica Cessna really shines.
Jessica is a caring, highly trained child and adolescent counselor with specialized training in neuro-affirming play therapy. She serves families in Mont Belvieu, Beach City, Dayton, and Baytown, TX, providing children with a safe, nurturing space in which to learn and express what's going on inside without having to first determine the words.
Jessica's Training and Special Methodology
Jessica has extensive training in Synergetic Play Therapy and neuro-affirming play therapy approaches grounded in neuroscience and identification of how a child's nervous system feels emotion and trauma.
Her approach is developmentally attuned, relationship-based, and profoundly respectful of children's experience of the world. Rather than trying to fix behavior, Jessica works alongside children to find the why of behavior through movement, imagination, story, and sensory exploration.
Jessica does not just watch your child's symptoms. She watches your child. Her calm, comforting presence enables even the most resistant or overwrought children to feel secure and understood. Whether the child is one who cannot seem to cease having meltdowns, a teenager stuck in withdrawal, or a sensitive child who is getting into trouble at school, Jessica empowers and listens to them.
What Is Play Therapy and Why Does It Work?
Play therapy is a structured, research-based form of counseling that uses children's own language, play, to help them process through feelings, reduce anxiety, and learn coping. Play therapy enables children to express and process their emotions by using what they know best: toys, games, sand trays, and pretend scenarios.
According to Association for Play Therapy, research has shown that play therapy can create a dramatic change for 71 percent of the children being treated. It has worked with many issues including:
• Anxiety and worry
• Anger and violence
• Impulsivity and ADHD
• Shame or low self-worth
• Meltdowns and emotion overload
• Trauma and PTSD
• Family transitions such as divorce, relocation, or addition of new siblings
• Grief or loss
Children can’t always say, “I’m anxious,” or “I feel out of control.” But they can show it through play, repetition, avoidance, or acting out. Play therapy meets them where they are developmentally and gives them a path toward healing that makes sense to their brain and body.
Why Parents Choose Jessica Cessna
There are many therapists available, but few come as far down into kids' emotional lives as Jessica Cessna. Why?
Jessica understands that every child's nervous system is different. She tailors each session to meet your child's unique sensory and emotional requirements, particularly for children with ADHD, sensory sensitivities, or trauma.
Jessica speaks directly and compassionately to parents. You'll never be guessing how therapy is going. She'll tell you what's happening, why it matters, and how you can support your child at home.
She doesn't just fix symptoms. Jessica helps children build emotional resilience, relationships, and self-awareness.
And she's convenient. Based in Mont Belvieu with services for Beach City, Dayton, and Baytown, Jessica is a choice for families that require play therapy close to home.
Parents notice how surprised they are at the transformation a few sessions can make. Children who once felt stumped or bogged down begin to feel more grounded, more confident, and more attuned. Jessica trains children in skills that will last a lifetime, not just in the challenging moments.
Ready to Help Your Child Thrive?
If your child is struggling and you’re feeling the weight of trying to hold it all together, Jessica Cessna is here to help. Whether it’s emotional regulation, trauma healing, anxiety relief, or behavioral challenges, play therapy with Jessica can offer your child the tools and support they need to feel safe, strong, and secure.
Book a session with Jessica Cessna today and take the first step toward healing.
Your child deserves to be safe. You deserve to be assisted. Let's take that step together.
About The Author
Jessica Cessna offers counseling support at Resilient Mind Counseling and Coaching, PLLC, specializing in play therapy for children and teens, as well as individual counseling for those navigating trauma, anxiety, emotional overwhelm, and life transitions. With advanced training in neuro-affirming and Synergetic Play Therapy, Jessica creates a safe, developmentally appropriate space where children can express themselves through play and begin to heal. She partners closely with parents and caregivers to foster connection, improve emotional regulation, and support long-term resilience. Jessica provides counseling services in Mont Belvieu, TX, Beach City, TX, Dayton, TX, Baytown, TX, and throughout the Greater Houston Area, both in person and online.