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Online therapist

Jodi Jordan

Practical, experienced support for family challenges

Credentials
LCSW
Experience
30 years
Licensed in
Florida, Nevada
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Jodi

Jodi Jordan is a licensed clinical social worker with three decades of practice in Florida. She draws on long experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and anger. She also addresses relationship and intimacy concerns, LGBT issues, career changes, and adoption and foster care matters.

She believes each person knows their own story and brings strengths into therapy. Sessions focus on listening first, then building practical steps that fit each person's life.

Background and approach

Jodi invites clients to try small changes and notice what helps. Her style is straightforward and respectful. She uses clear tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot patterns that keep problems going.

She also uses client-centered listening to make space for the client’s perspective. Mindfulness techniques and solution-focused ideas often appear in sessions. Those tools aim to reduce overwhelm, manage difficult emotions, and set short-term goals people can act on.

Motivational interviewing supports steps toward change when people feel stuck. Jodi’s long career means she’s worked with many challenges over time. She encourages careful pacing so progress matches what a person can handle.

For a worried parent reading on a phone, she offers calm guidance, practical ideas, and steady support.

How Jodi’s approaches work online

Client-centered therapy starts with listening closely to each person. The therapist follows the client’s lead, reflects what she hears, and helps the client name priorities. This approach fits people who want a respectful, nonjudgmental space to sort out their concerns.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thoughts and actions that keep problems going. It uses simple exercises and small experiments to test new ways of thinking and behaving, which can help with anxiety, mood, anger, and stress.

Mindfulness practices are used to help people notice feelings and physical reactions without getting swept away by them. Short breathing or grounding techniques can reduce overwhelm and make it easier to act on goals.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those needs. Plans can change as progress is made and new challenges appear.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Those options make it easier to fit sessions around busy family schedules, school, and work. Many people find that remote formats allow steady, ongoing support without long commutes.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does Jodi commonly help with?
Her practice addresses stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, self esteem, career issues, coping with life changes, LGBT topics, and adoption and foster care.
What is her way of working in sessions?
She listens first and then uses practical strategies. Expect client-centered listening plus tools from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 30 years of professional social work experience to her work with individuals facing a range of life and family concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW, licensed in Florida as FL LCSW SW21363 and in Nevada as NV LCSW 11560-C. Her primary practice location is Florida.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and getting started handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
30 years
Licensed
Florida, Nevada
Languages
English

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