Therapist profile
Jo Anna Mendoza, LPC
Texas
Licensed Professional Counselor - Stress and Relationships
Continue with JoWhere Jo stands
- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Texas / 83383
- NPI
- 1871320424
- Experience
- 5 years
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Location
- Texas
About
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness practices
About Jo
Jo Anna Mendoza is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with five years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, and the challenge of coping with big life changes. Jo Anna also supports people dealing with relationship and family concerns, grief, intimacy-related issues, career questions, depression, and compassion fatigue.
Her work focuses on practical steps and clear conversations. She uses straightforward talk to help clients name patterns and try new ways of responding. Sessions emphasize learning skills people can use between meetings to manage strong emotions and reduce overwhelm.
Jo Anna draws on several approaches in session, including acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical skills, client-centered listening, and mindfulness practices. Those tools are applied in plain language to address things like codependency, attachment wounds, communication problems, and body image concerns.
She offers therapy in English and Spanish and practices in Texas. Clients who reach out will be invited to describe what feels most urgent, and the early sessions focus on clear goals and doable steps. Jo Anna aims to help people notice when they’re putting others first and to practice setting limits that feel manageable.
Her style is direct and supportive. People looking to change repetitive patterns - such as chronic people-pleasing or difficulty saying no - can expect concrete strategies, regular skill-building, and check-ins on how new approaches are working in daily life.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and choose actions that align with their values. It is useful when patterns of people-pleasing or avoidance are keeping someone from living in line with what matters to them.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It offers concrete exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and build alternative responses to anxiety, low mood, or relationship insecurity.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to pick strategies that fit the person’s goals, preferences, and daily routines. That often means trying a few techniques and adjusting what’s used based on what helps in real life.
Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when a full hour is hard to manage, and let people use phone or audio-only options when bandwidth or visual focus is an issue. Many clients find remote sessions reduce travel time and let them practice new skills between meetings in their own environment. Licensed professionals are available to discuss which session arrangements will best match each person’s needs.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
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What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, coping with life changes, relationship and family issues, grief, intimacy-related concerns, career questions, depression, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses clear, practical conversations and skill-building. Sessions focus on naming patterns, trying new responses, and practicing tools between meetings.
What is her background and experience?
She has five years of professional experience working with adults on emotional and relationship concerns. Her work combines several evidence-informed approaches.
What credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What are the session formats and cost structure?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking. Cost varies by location and services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with scheduling a session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.