She works for Central & North West London NHS Trust with women in prison; at HMP Holloway until its closure in 2016 and currently at HMP Downview. She also works for East London NHS Foundation Trust at the Millfields Unit; a modified therapeutic community for male offenders with personality disorders within a medium secure hospital. She has lectured widely both nationally and internationally. Her published work focuses on art psychotherapy in connection with trauma, violence and unconscious re-enactments. Jessica is a visiting lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire and co-convenor of the Forensic Arts Therapies Advisory Group.