About Jo
Jo Laboff is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Washington who helps people manage anxiety, stress, depression, relationship concerns, sleep problems, and life changes. She also supports people facing grief, anger, self-esteem and career challenges. Jo frames therapy as a place to sort things out and learn practical ways forward.
Her approach is relaxed and supportive. She listens closely and looks for strengths a person can use right away.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear goals and small steps rather than labels or blame. Jo emphasizes that change is possible and that people already have resources to build on. Jo uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thoughts and habits that keep problems going, and to try different actions that lead to better results.
She includes Solution-Focused techniques to set concrete goals and make quick, useful changes. Mindfulness practices are offered to reduce reactivity and improve sleep and mood. She has 18 years of experience working with adults across the lifespan, including people dealing with aging or caregiver stress.
Her background combines clinical social work and psychology, and she has worked as a psychotherapist, counselor, and geriatric care manager. In sessions Jo aims to be compassionate, genuine, and occasionally light-hearted. She avoids stigmatizing labels and prefers to help people identify strengths to overcome obstacles.
The work is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.
Using CBT, DBT, and Mindfulness Online
Jo commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and she incorporates mindfulness techniques into sessions. CBT helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve sleep. DBT offers skills for managing strong emotions and impulsivity with practical tools for distress tolerance and emotion regulation. Mindfulness practices teach simple attention exercises that can lower reactivity and support better mood and sleep.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Jo will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as needed based on progress and feedback.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people have a regular, face-to-face style session. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, tracking skills practice, or when shorter, more frequent contact helps maintain momentum.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Depression
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coping with life changes
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Mood disorders
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Washington
- Languages
- English
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