Jodie Gardner, LPCC, LPC

Jodie Gardner is a licensed professional counselor who brings nine years of practical experience to her work in Texas. She holds LPCC and LPC credentials and focuses on helping people navigate difficult life moments. Jodie aims to make beginning therapy straightforward and approachable for anyone feeling unsure about the next step.

She offers a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through addiction, trauma, grief, stress, anxiety, and mood concerns. Jodie also helps with relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting strains, caregiver stress, body image, and work or career challenges. Her background includes supporting people facing chronic illness, chronic pain, and sleep difficulties.

Jodie draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based work, Client-Centered methods, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to build practical skills. Sessions emphasize clear strategies, emotion regulation skills, and real-life problem solving. Conversations focus on what matters most to each person and on steps they can try between sessions.

Her style is direct but compassionate. She helps people spot unhelpful patterns, practice new responses, and set achievable goals. Jodie can also assist those facing compassion fatigue, co-dependency, and challenges related to adoption or attachment concerns.

Therapy sessions are available through video calls, phone, live chat, or ongoing text messaging. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and scheduling is arranged after a short matching questionnaire and selection of the Start Therapy button.

How specific approaches translate to online help

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and trying practical behavior changes. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and patterns that keep someone stuck. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches people to notice thoughts and feelings without getting ruled by them while clarifying personal values to guide action. This approach helps with grief, chronic pain, and ongoing stress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationships shape current patterns and helps people build healthier connections and trust in relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and the issues someone brings, then recommend strategies to try. Clients and the therapist revisit what helps and adjust the plan over time in a collaborative way.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and nonverbal feedback. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text are useful for shorter check-ins, skill practice, and ongoing support between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to try different formats to see what works best.