Joanna "Jo" Hadley, LCSW

Joanna "Jo" Hadley is a Montana-based licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life changes. She works with concerns related to relationships, intimacy, parenting, self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and LGBT issues. Jo also focuses on adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric issues, chronic illness and pain, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and women's concerns. Jo brings years of social work practice to sessions and a recent background as a dialysis social worker. That role sharpened her experience supporting people facing serious illness and complex medical systems. She is also a certified grief educator and has long experience with foster and adoptive families and teen parents. Her style is straightforward and person-centered. Jo listens first, then works with each person to set practical goals. She draws on client-centered methods, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) strategies to address unhelpful thinking, emotion regulation, and communication patterns. Sessions focus on real-life steps: learning new coping skills, shifting repetitive thoughts, improving relationships, and finding meaning after loss. Jo tailors the pace and techniques to what each person needs and prefers. She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in the work together. Searching for change can feel hard. Jo aims to create a calm, supportive space to plan manageable next steps. She encourages people to bring what matters most to the conversation so treatment fits their life and goals.

How Jo Uses Talk Therapy Approaches Online

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and collaboration. The therapist follows the person's lead, reflects what they say, and helps set goals together. This approach is useful for people who want a supportive space to sort feelings and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments. It offers step-by-step tools for anxiety, depression, and stressful thinking patterns by changing behaviors and thought habits. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. It can help when intense emotions or repeated conflict get in the way of daily life. Finding the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. Jo will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and the challenges they face, and then suggest which tools to try first. Sessions can change over time as needs evolve. Confirm the available session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. These practical benefits help sessions match everyday life while focusing on skills and steps that move people forward.