About Jo
Jo Baker is a Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) based in Mississippi who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, ADHD, and life changes. She writes in a straightforward way and aims to make therapy feel approachable for worried parents and adults looking for practical support. Jo keeps sessions warm and nonjudgmental.
She centers the relationship first and listens for what matters most to each person. Her style is collaborative - she works with clients to set small, achievable goals and checks progress along the way.
Background and approach
Her work draws on several common therapy methods, chosen to match a person’s needs. Jo uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, acceptance and commitment therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and emotion-focused approaches. Those tools help with anxiety, mood concerns, ADHD-related challenges, trauma responses, and relationship stress.
With 12 years of clinical experience, Jo has supported people facing a wide range of issues including trauma and abuse, parenting strain, grief, obsessive or compulsive thoughts, mood disorders, and problems with impulsivity. She also addresses family of origin concerns, attachment issues, and challenges linked to adoption and foster care.
Sessions are offered in English and provided through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Therapy uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and cost varies by location and therapist availability. To begin, clients use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to availability.
Approaches that translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then take actions aligned with personal values. It is often useful for anxiety, mood challenges, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can help with anxiety, OCD symptoms, and mood symptoms. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on identifying and shifting emotional responses in relationships to improve connection and reduce conflict.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs to choose or blend methods that fit. That decision is collaborative and can be adjusted over time as progress is tracked.
Online therapy with Jo is offered by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging to make fitting care into daily life easier. Video calls let you use visual cues during deeper sessions. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or to fit a short check-in during a break. Live chat and text messaging support brief updates, coaching between sessions, or continued contact when writing feels more comfortable. These options aim to increase flexibility and make it simpler to access consistent support.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- 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
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Mississippi
- Languages
- English
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