About Jodi
Jodi Carroll is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, depression, and big life changes. She brings three decades of experience to sessions and focuses on getting to know each person as an individual. Her style is collaborative and straightforward, aimed at practical problem solving and clearer communication.
In the room she listens for what matters most to the client and looks for patterns that keep problems repeating.
Background and approach
Therapy is framed as a partnership - she works with clients to set goals and try small changes that build over time. Conversations are plainspoken and aimed at making daily life easier and more manageable. Jodi also supports people dealing with abandonment, attachment issues, blended family stress, and family of origin problems.
She helps with chronic pain or illness, body image concerns, and difficulties tied to substance use or dissociation. When shifts come from disasters or aging she focuses on coping strategies that fit real life. Her approach balances short-term problem solving with attention to deeper patterns that affect relationships and mood.
Sessions may include skill-building, communication practice, and pacing the work so it feels doable. Jodi uses her years of experience to tailor the work to each person’s situation. Based in Kentucky, she offers care in English and brings a calm, steady presence to help people make gradual, lasting change.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Many clients benefit from evidence-based techniques that target patterns and daily functioning. One approach focuses on building practical skills for mood and stress management, such as activity scheduling, coping techniques, and step-by-step problem solving to reduce symptoms of depression and bipolar mood shifts. Another approach emphasizes improving communication and attachment patterns by identifying interaction cycles and practicing new ways of relating to reduce conflict and increase connection.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. Sessions start with learning what matters most, then try approaches that fit the client’s pacing and needs, adjusting the plan as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and practicing communication in real time. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow for ongoing support between calls and quick check-ins that fit busy days. These options offer flexibility so people can fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English