Therapist profile
Jo Ann Farmer, LPC
Georgia
Licensed Professional Counselor - Stress and Relationships
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- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Georgia / LPC003983
- NPI
- 1235233776
- Experience
- 19 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Georgia
About
- CBT methods
- Client-centered work
- Solution-focused tools
About Jo
Jo Ann Farmer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia with 19 years of experience. She came to counseling after receiving help herself during a difficult time, and that experience shaped her decision to work in behavioral health. She uses straightforward, interactive sessions and often includes biblical principles when clients say that is helpful.
Her work covers stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, and ADHD. She also notes additional areas of focus such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment issues, aging and geriatric matters, cancer, and codependency. Jo Ann has experience supporting people who have survived child abuse, domestic violence, divorce, family separation, and blended family conflict.
Jo Ann describes her style as personable and interactive. She listens, offers guidance, and uses therapeutic tools that fit each person's needs and capacity to engage. She lists Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Solution-Focused Therapy among the approaches she draws on.
Sessions may include practical skills for coping with strong emotions, strategies to manage stress and addictive behaviors, and conversations about setting boundaries and communication. She integrates faith-based ideas when clients bring them up as part of treatment. Jo Ann works with individuals dealing with grief, chronic illness, first responder stress, multicultural concerns, hoarding, and end-of-life matters.
Jo Ann offers services in English and accepts international clients. Her profile emphasizes steady, direct support and tried techniques that match the person's goals and situation.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and respecting the client's pace. It aims to increase the person's sense of agency by reflecting what matters and checking in about goals and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior. It uses simple, practical exercises to change unhelpful thoughts and to build coping skills for anxiety, depression, and stress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit their goals and what they can realistically do between sessions. That discussion can include mixing approaches, such as combining skills practice from CBT with client-centered conversations about values and meaning.
Session formats are not detailed in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They can also let people join from different locations when schedules or circumstances make in-person visits difficult. Licensed professionals, including therapists using these approaches, commonly adapt exercises and homework so they work across distance.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
19+ years
Listed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, ADHD, and related areas such as codependency and attachment concerns.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is personable and interactive. She listens, talks through practical steps, and uses approaches that match each person's ability to engage.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 19 years of experience in behavioral health and counseling work.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) holding a Georgia LPC credential and practices out of Georgia.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
She accepts international clients; confirm any regional details when you schedule.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to start therapy?
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