About Jodi
Jodi Schwartz is a licensed independent social worker who helps people facing stress and anxiety. She brings two decades of experience to sessions and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Her manner is warm and interactive, aimed at helping clients feel heard and understood.
Jodi has worked in medical settings and mental health clinics. That background means she is familiar with chronic health concerns, depression, and the way life changes can ripple through daily routines.
Background and approach
She also connects people with community resources for needs like affordable housing, food, and health insurance. Her style blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused techniques. Sessions emphasize listening first, then setting clear, achievable goals.
Conversations are tailored to the person in front of her rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan. People can expect straightforward tools for coping, thought patterns to consider, and short-term goals to try between meetings. Jodi encourages small, practical steps that build over time and offers coaching when people want help shaping life or career decisions.
She practices in South Carolina and conducts work in English. Jodi values collaboration and works with clients to adjust approaches as needs change. If someone is ready to start, she guides them through the initial scheduling and matching process.
How her approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and meeting people where they are. The therapist follows the client's pace and priorities, helping them set goals that feel manageable and meaningful.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and actions. It teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors for anxiety, depression, and stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and help decide which methods fit with the client's goals, needs, and daily life. Decisions are collaborative and can be adjusted over time as progress is made.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls provide face-to-face interaction when a fuller conversation is helpful. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow for shorter updates, written reflections, or support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit counseling into a busy schedule and keep therapy consistent during life transitions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- South Carolina, Massachusetts
- Languages
- English
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