Jodie Reid
Hi! I am a Licensed Clinical Social worker (LCSW) in the states of New Jersey and Georgia, with a master's degree from Monmouth University. With seven years of experience, I am a dedicated and compassionate clinician who finds fulfillment and purpose in providing high quality care to individuals dealing with trauma, depression, and anxiety.
With seven years of experience, I am a dedicated and compassionate clinician who finds fulfillment and purpose in providing high quality care to individuals dealing with trauma, depression, and anxiety.
I specialized in providing tailored and effective therapeutic interventions to meet a client's unique needs in a safe space.
First session
In our initial session, we will begin with introductions and together we will explore the specific challenges you are experiencing. This will allow us to develop a customized treatment plan to address in your subsequent sessions.
Strengths
My greatest strengths are grounded in relatability, empathy, compassion, and the creation of a nonjudgmental space where clients feel safe, seen, and understood to connection, safety, and healing.
Ideal clients
I take pleasure in working with a diverse range of clients, including veterans, active service members, young adults, and older adults. Many of the individuals I work with are motivated to improve their mental well-being but may feel unsure of how to do so. They often experience feeling stuck, numb, anxious, avoidant, self-critical, angry, or weighed down by past and present life experiences. Beginning therapy can bring up a mix of emotions—confusion, vulnerability, fear, and at times a sense of empowerment—all at once. Choosing to start therapy is a courageous step toward prioritizing your mental health and creating meaningful change. By tending to your emotional well-being, you give yourself the opportunity to thrive across all areas of life, recognizing that when one area is impacted, others areas can be infected.
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I use cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to help clients identify how their irrational and negative thoughts impact their behavior and provide them with strategies to challenge and reframe those thoughts to improve their well-being.
EMDR
I employ EMDR to support survivors of trauma make sense of their traumatic experiences by guiding them through their painful memories. This process helps the client organize and process these memories, making them more manageable and reducing the intensity of difficult emotions such guilt, shame, helplessness, hopelessness, numbness, anger and sadness.
Compassion-Focused
I incorporate compassion-focused therapy in my work with clients, as many tend to normalize self-criticism, harshness, and negative self-talk without realizing its impact on their mental health. This approach encourages clients to shift their negative self-perception by applying the same kindness and understanding they would offer to others in similar situations.
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT) is value-oriented approach that guides clients in aligning their thoughts and actions to their core values. When a clients thoughts and actions are not aligned with their values, this can lead to internal conflict, guilt, shame, diminished self-esteem, a lack of personal fulfillment, which can ultimately impact their overall well-being and sense of purpose.
Christian Counseling
I have observed that incorporating a clients faith into their treatment goals significantly enhanced their mental and spiritual well-being. Clients have reported benefits such as gaining a greater sense of purpose and fulfillment, developing a deeper connection with God, and having the ability to use their faith as a coping mechanism, all of which contribute to improved mental health.
Location
Virtual sessions
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- GeorgiaLicense CSW009250
- New JerseyLicense 44SC06316400