About Jodi
Jodi Fortner is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who has worked in mental health for 12 years. She helps people understand how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect so they can handle stressful moments more calmly. Her style is direct and practical, aimed at small changes that add up over time.
She focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes. Jodi also spends time helping young adults and people who want to build more self-love.
How Jodi works
Sessions are geared toward real-life problems and clear next steps. Jodi uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. She blends that with Solution-Focused techniques to set concrete goals and build on small successes.
When past trauma is part of the picture, she draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy to help people process difficult memories at a manageable pace. Her approach is collaborative and practical. Clients can expect conversations that lead to coping strategies, action plans, and ways to measure progress between sessions.
Jodi aims for meetings that feel useful from the first few visits. She practices in Missouri and conducts sessions in English. People connect with her by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling through the site's steps.
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Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Missouri |
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Approaches for online care and trauma-informed work
Jodi draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT is practical and often focuses on changing patterns that keep stress or depression going. Solution-Focused Therapy is used to set clear, short-term goals and build on small successes that lead to bigger change. Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people process painful memories in a paced way and develop coping tools to reduce their impact.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, and recommend which methods to try first. Decisions are collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video works well for deeper conversation and visible cues, while phone sessions can fit into a shorter break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can be useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between appointments.
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