Jodie Gardner, LPCC, LPC
Texas · 9 years in practice
Jodie Gardner is a licensed professional counselor with nine years of work in mental health.
License and registration
- LPC, Texas
- 77489 · expires September 2026
- LPCC, California
- 20432 · expires September 2027
- NPI
- 1821599796 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Jodie
Jodie Gardner is a licensed professional counselor with nine years of work in mental health. She holds LPCC and LPC credentials and practices from Texas. She helps people who are facing addiction, trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, and major life changes.
Her approach is straightforward and person-focused. She aims to make sessions feel open and nonjudgmental so clients can talk about hard things. Jodie encourages practical steps and reflection that fit each person’s life.
Background and approach
Jodie draws on existential ideas to help people think about meaning, choice, and responsibility when life feels confusing or stuck. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to encourage values-based action, and Attachment-Based techniques to look at relationship patterns that affect emotions and trust.
She has worked with people dealing with addiction and chemical dependency and supports those coping with chronic pain, insomnia, grief, and stress. She also addresses relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges for adults, body image concerns, and career stress. Sessions are offered in English and delivered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Jodie recognizes starting therapy can be hard and aims to guide each person toward manageable next steps.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Jodie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jodie names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches that fit online life and real problems
Existential Therapy helps people look at meaning, choice, and responsibility when life feels uncertain or overwhelming. It asks what matters most and helps clients make decisions that match their values.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches practical ways to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while taking actions that reflect personal values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, addiction, and stress-related problems.
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns influence current connections and emotional responses. It can help people understand trust, closeness, and how they relate to partners or others.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then try methods that fit each person’s situation. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that makes sense for daily life.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let therapy feel face-to-face; phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to get support between sessions or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns can be addressed in sessions?
She supports people facing addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, depression, stress, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns for adults, sleep and eating struggles, and career or self-esteem worries.
How would you describe the therapy style?
The style is open and nonjudgmental, focusing on honest conversation and practical steps. Jodie blends existential reflection with action-oriented techniques to help people move forward.
What is her professional background?
She has nine years of experience working in mental health and addiction settings, helping people with a wide range of emotional and behavioral challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed as LPCC and LPC and practices from Texas.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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