Jo Baker, LCSW

Jo Baker is a Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) based in Mississippi. She brings 12 years of experience to sessions and focuses on practical steps that help people manage stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and trauma.

She aims for a warm, nonjudgmental approach. Jo centers the relationship and works with each person to find what feels most useful. Sessions focus on clear skills and small changes that fit day-to-day life.

Jo adapts methods to the needs of the person she is working with. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), and client-centered work to shape plans together. That mix lets her offer tools for emotions, behavior, and relationships.

Her areas of focus include ADHD, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, anger, grief, self-esteem, career stress, bipolar and other mood disorders, and obsessive-compulsive issues. She also attends to adoption and foster care topics, attachment concerns, blended family problems, and family-of-origin issues.

Jo uses straightforward language in sessions and helps people practice skills between meetings. She encourages collaboration so goals stay realistic and progress is measurable. Clients leave with actionable steps they can use outside of therapy.

Approaches you can use in online sessions

Jo uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help identify unhelpful thinking and change behavior through small, structured steps. CBT is useful for anxiety, mood problems, OCD patterns, and many everyday worries.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people accept difficult feelings while committing to values-based actions. ACT can help when avoidance or worry gets in the way of meaningful life goals.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Jo will discuss options and adjust methods based on each person's needs, goals, and preferences so therapy fits the problem and the person's style.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and full-session work. Phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit brief exchanges into a busy day and to practice skills between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and often easier to keep consistent.