About Jo
Jo Baker is a Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Mississippi. She focuses on helping people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, parenting challenges, and mood or behavior concerns. She aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where parents and individuals can talk through immediate worries and make manageable changes.
Jo uses straightforward methods that fit each person’s needs. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to offer practical tools.
How Jo works
Sessions often include skill-building for emotion regulation, strategies for managing overwhelm, and work on clearer communication. With 12 years of experience, Jo has supported people facing ADHD, obsessive thinking, phobias, bipolar mood issues, and the aftermath of sexual assault or other trauma. She also works with concerns tied to adoption and foster care, attachment, blended family challenges, and disruptive behavior disorders.
Her approach balances listening with specific steps people can try between sessions. Jo provides care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can choose what fits their schedule. She explains how therapy works, helps set goals, and adjusts methods as needs change.
Jo aims to help people feel more steady and find clearer ways to cope with life’s demands. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions that fit their timetable. She practices in Mississippi and conducts sessions in English.
Jo lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Jo works with
The areas below are the ones Jo selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Mississippi |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Jo often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values while accepting difficult feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with practical behavioral experiments that reduce anxiety and improve mood.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on what is helpful. Clients and therapist work together to identify which methods fit the problem and the person’s life.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls suit deeper conversations and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can be used for short check-ins or skill practice. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, school, or caregiving duties and to keep consistent progress.
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