About Jodyne(Jody)
Jodyne (Jody) Bilstrom brings three decades of social work and counseling experience to her practice in Idaho. She holds a master’s degree from the University of Illinois and is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW. Jody offers a calm, down-to-earth presence and a straightforward style that many people find easy to talk with.
Over the last ten years she has run a independent practice focused on trauma, grief, chronic health issues, depression, and anxiety.
Background and approach
Her background also includes broad work in mental health and with long-term medical conditions. She draws on that history when people face major life changes or ongoing health challenges. Jody keeps sessions practical and person-focused.
She helps people identify their strengths and build on them. She uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. She works with common concerns such as stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, and issues around intimacy and body image.
Additional areas of focus include challenges like abandonment, caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, and relationship communication problems. Sessions are offered in English and include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Jody says online counseling can be effective and adapts the process to fit what each person needs.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How therapy approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters most and take small steps toward those values, often used for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments to reduce symptoms like worry or low mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) supports people in naming and understanding strong emotions, which can help with grief, trauma responses, and relationship struggles.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try a method, and adjust plans based on what feels useful. That collaborative process helps make sure sessions fit the person's needs and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different rhythms of life. Video calls let people keep nonverbal cues and have longer conversations. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to check in between sessions and to use shorter, more frequent reflections. These options help people access care around work, caregiving, or medical appointments while fitting therapy into their schedule.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Idaho
- Languages
- English