Jodie Gardner

Jodie Gardner is a licensed counselor who brings nine years of clinical experience to her practice. She holds LPC in Texas and LPCC in California and focuses on helping people manage life changes, addiction concerns, anxiety, depression, and anger. Jodie aims to make the first step easier by offering a direct, compassionate approach.

Her sessions emphasize straightforward conversation. She creates an open atmosphere where clients can talk about difficult feelings without judgment. Jodie listens for patterns that keep people stuck and helps them try new ways of responding.

Jodie uses practical methods drawn from several approaches. She often combines strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy to shift thinking and behavior, acceptance and commitment therapy to clarify values, and attachment-based ideas to explore relationship patterns. She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills when clients need emotional regulation tools.

Her work covers many concerns including trauma and abuse, grief, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, sleep and eating issues, relationship and intimacy questions, parenting strain, and substance use. She also supports people facing chronic illness, caregiver stress, identity questions, and challenges with self-esteem.

Jodie frames therapy as a collaborative process. She helps people set manageable goals and practices simple skills between sessions. The aim is to reduce overwhelm and increase choices in daily life.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Jodie commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy in her work. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, or anger. Acceptance and commitment therapy focuses on clarifying personal values and taking committed steps toward them while learning to accept difficult feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will work together with each client to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and adjust strategies as progress is made. This collaborative stance helps tailor the work to what a person needs most.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available formats before booking. Many people find online sessions convenient because they can fit therapy into a workday, avoid travel time, or choose quieter surroundings when possible. Online work can also make it easier to practice skills between sessions and maintain continuity when life gets busy.