Jessica Gum, LISW-CP

Jessica Gum is a licensed social worker practicing in South Carolina with eight years of professional experience. She holds the LISW-CP credential - Licensed Independent Social Worker with Clinical Practice authorization - and brings a strengths-based approach to helping people navigate difficult moments. Jessica works with individuals facing stress and anxiety, LGBTQ+ related concerns, trauma and abuse, and grief and loss, and she integrates those specialties with attention to related issues such as abandonment, chronic pain or illness, communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, self-love, sexuality, social anxiety and phobia, and women’s issues.

Jessica approaches therapy from the perspective that each person is the expert on their own story and already possesses resources that can support change. She aims to collaborate with clients to identify strengths, build coping skills, and create practical pathways forward. Jessica recognizes that beginning therapy often requires courage and she honors the step of reaching out for support. Her practice offers multiple ways to connect so clients can choose the format that fits their life and needs.