Joanna "Jo" Hadley, LCSW

Joanna "Jo" Hadley is a licensed clinical social worker based in Montana who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life changes. She offers supportive, practical help for issues like self-esteem, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stress, compassion fatigue, and LGBT-related struggles. Jo also works with people managing chronic illness, aging and geriatric questions, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and those touched by adoption or foster care situations.

Jo uses a client-centered approach that starts with listening. She focuses on what matters most to each person and builds goals together. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used to notice unhelpful thinking and try new behavior. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are offered when people need tools for handling strong emotions and improving relationships.

Her background includes long experience in social work and recent years as a dialysis social worker, where she supported people through medical and life transitions. She is also a certified grief educator and has worked with parents, teen parents, and LGBTQ individuals in past roles. That practical background shapes how she approaches challenges now.

Sessions aim to be respectful and sensitive, with plans shaped around each person’s needs. Jo emphasizes small, doable steps and coaching through difficult moments. She frames work as a collaboration where the client’s goals guide choices.

People often come for help sorting through loss, finding motivation, improving self-worth, or managing the emotional load of illness and caregiving. Jo focuses on steady progress rather than quick fixes and supports clients as they try new ways of coping.

How Jo Uses Therapies Online and in Sessions

Jo draws on client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening closely and meeting people where they are. That approach helps set goals that matter to the client and keeps sessions focused on personal priorities.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT helps when anxious or negative patterns get in the way of daily life by teaching ways to test and change unhelpful thinking. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships, teaching things like distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and better communication.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Jo will discuss options and help decide which methods fit a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. The plan can change as progress is made and new challenges come up.

The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, avoid travel time, and check in between appointments when needed. Different approaches let sessions focus on skills practice, problem solving, or longer conversations depending on what helps most.