Jodie Gardner, LPCC, LPC

Jodie Gardner is a licensed professional counselor (LPCC) in California and a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Texas. She has nine years of clinical work and practical experience helping people facing addiction, trauma, grief, and major life changes. Jodie often meets people who are overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or struggles with sleep and appetite. She aims to make the first step easier and recognizes that starting therapy takes courage.

Her approach is warm and straightforward. She creates a space where clients can name what feels hard and try new ways of coping. Sessions focus on realistic strategies that fit daily life, such as managing strong emotions, improving relationships, or addressing addictive habits.

Jodie draws on several evidence-based approaches to guide sessions. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thinking patterns. She also applies acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify values and move toward them even when feelings are difficult.

Attachment-informed work and client-centered listening shape how she builds trust with clients. This means attention to how past relationships affect present behavior, and a steady, nonjudgmental stance during conversations. Her background includes work with adults, couples, and people aged 12 and up, and with those dealing with co-occurring concerns like chronic pain, caregiving stress, or bipolar and mood difficulties.

Jodie works in Texas and communicates in English. If you want to explore next steps, use the Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

How Jodie’s Methods Translate to Online Work

Jodie uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change thinking patterns that keep problems going. CBT is practical and problem-focused, and it often helps with anxiety, depression, insomnia, and some eating or anger concerns.

She also draws on acceptance and commitment therapy to help clients clarify what matters most to them and take small steps toward those values, even when unpleasant feelings show up. Attachment-based ideas inform how she looks at patterns that come from earlier relationships and how those patterns show up now.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jodie will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and daily routines, then try approaches that match their needs. That process is collaborative and may shift as progress unfolds.

Details about specific online session formats are not listed here, so confirm the current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten commute time, and allow for different check-in styles such as quicker audio-only conversations or full video meetings depending on what the therapist offers. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and ACT exercises for remote sessions so people can practice skills between meetings.