Jodi Schwartz

Jodi Schwartz is a licensed social worker with two decades of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and life transitions. She uses a down-to-earth style and focuses on practical steps clients can try between sessions. Jodi works with issues like career concerns, LGBT questions, grief, trauma, and coping with chronic illness.

Her approach is warm and interactive. She listens first, then helps clients set small goals that feel doable. Jodi blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to match the moment and the client's goals.

Jodi has a background in both medical settings and mental health clinics. That experience shaped her ability to support people facing health-related stress and to connect them with community resources for needs such as housing, food, and insurance.

Sessions focus on practical strategies for managing emotions, improving communication, and solving current problems. She uses mindfulness tools when helpful to reduce overwhelm and improve focus. Plans are tailored to the person, not a one-size-fits-all protocol.

Clients can expect straightforward conversations, clear goals, and steps to try outside sessions. Jodi views the work as collaborative and aims to empower people to make changes that fit their daily lives.

How Jodi’s Approaches Fit Online Sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person and their experience, so sessions center on what matters most to the client and move at their pace. This approach helps people feel heard and guides decisions about what to focus on next.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and offers concrete tools to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is useful for anxiety, anger, depression, and coping with life changes because it breaks problems into small, manageable steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with clients to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. That means adjusting techniques over time based on what helps most.

For practical matters, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people use mindfulness exercises and CBT homework between sessions to reinforce progress without changing daily routines.