- Compassionate listening
- Skill-based strategies
- Goal-focused care
About Jodi
Jodi Erion is a licensed clinical social worker with eight years of therapy experience and a longer history in the mental health field. She practices in Tennessee and draws on broad experience helping people facing anxiety, depression, low self-worth, relationship strain, and addiction. Jodi is straightforward and caring in her approach and aims to make therapy practical and manageable for everyday life.
She uses a blend of methods to match each person's needs. This includes client-centered work that focuses on the person’s goals, cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thinking and behavior, and dialectical behavior therapy skills for emotion regulation. Mindfulness and narrative methods are also part of her toolkit when they fit a person’s goals.
Jodi often helps people coping with trauma, grief, parenting challenges, career stress, and life transitions. She also supports people dealing with intimacy concerns, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and substance-related issues. Additional areas she notes include adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, body image, fertility-related stress, and forgiveness work.
Her style is collaborative and respectful. Jodi works with each person to set clear, realistic goals and to track progress over time. She mentions using chat and phone sessions as her preferred formats because of family commitments; confirm current session options before booking.
She offers services in English and is licensed as an LCSW in Oregon and Tennessee. If someone wants to begin, they can use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
How therapy approaches shape online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s goals and priorities. In practice this means the therapist listens closely and follows what matters most to the client, helping them decide the pace and focus of work. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, behaviors, and feelings and teaches practical techniques to change patterns that cause distress. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, emphasizes skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships, such as distress tolerance and emotion regulation skills.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, and together they will choose which methods to try. This is a collaborative process that can shift as progress is made or new needs appear.
Confirm available session options before booking since session formats can vary. Jodi has noted that chat and phone sessions have worked well for her schedule; check current options to see if they fit yours. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and offer options that don’t require travel. Many people find these practical benefits help them stay consistent with care while they work toward their goals.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
Jodi works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, low self-worth, relationship strain, addiction, trauma, grief, parenting struggles, career stress, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and intimacy-related concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She uses a collaborative, respectful style that focuses on clear goals and practical skills. Sessions often include cognitive behavioral techniques, DBT skills, mindfulness, and narrative or client-centered methods as needed.
What background does she bring to sessions?
She has eight years of clinical therapy experience and additional years working in the mental health field, with experience helping people who have faced emotional abuse and trauma.
Where is she licensed and located?
She holds an LCSW license and practices in Tennessee, with prior licensure in Oregon noted in her background.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
She has indicated a preference for chat and phone sessions due to family commitments; confirm the current session options before booking to make sure they meet your needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Costs vary with location and the therapist’s scheduling. 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 the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.