About Jodi
For more than twenty years, I have had the privilege of walking alongside individuals as they navigate life's many chapters. It is an honor to create a space where people feel seen, heard, and supported as they process life's challenges and move toward healing.
My own journey has deeply shaped the counselor I am today. Through experiencing sudden and tragic loss, navigating grief, trauma, and seasons of profound hardship, I discovered that healing often comes through the courage to do the deeper work. Those experiences strengthened my faith, transformed my perspective, and instilled in me a lasting belief that even our most difficult chapters can become part of a story marked by hope, redemption, and grace.
One passage that continues to inspire both my life and my work comes from Jesus' invitation in Matthew 11:
"Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out? Come to me... Learn the unforced rhythms of grace."
Whether faith is an important part of your story or you're simply seeking a safe place to heal, my desire is to provide compassionate, evidence-based care while honoring your unique values, experiences, and goals.
I believe every story has value, every chapter has purpose, and no matter where your story begins, healing can lead to a hopeful new chapter.
Professional Background
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in both South Carolina and Virginia. I earned my undergraduate degree from Liberty University and my Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling from The Citadel's College of Graduate and Professional Studies.
Throughout my career, I have worked with children, adolescents, and adults who have experienced trauma, abuse, neglect, grief, and other significant life challenges. Over the past decade, my professional focus has centered on attachment, trauma, and the ways early experiences shape our relationships, emotions, and sense of self.
I am a Certified EMDR Therapist and have extensive advanced training in attachment-focused therapy, ego state work, complex trauma, and other evidence-based approaches designed to support lasting healing.
Today, my practice specializes in helping adults heal from attachment wounds, trauma, grief, and life transitions. I offer both traditional counseling and Counseling Intensives, allowing us the dedicated time and space to explore deeper issues and foster meaningful, lasting change.
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Professional Credentials / Professional Affiliations
- SC Licensed Professional Counselor. License #5057
- VA Licensed Professional Counselor. License #0701015840
- NCC - National Certified Counselor
- CCTP - Certified Clinical Trauma Professional
- EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - fully certified including Advanced Training (since 2015)
- Certificate in Complex Trauma and Dissociation through the ISSTD
- Safe and Sound Protocol - Trained and Fully Certified
- Certified HeartMath Practitioner - Institute of HeartMath
- Nationally Certified in Rational Living Therapy I, II, III, IV by the National Association of Cognitive Behavioral Therapists
- Completed the Trauma Sensitive Heartmath Certification Program - The Resilient Heart
- Trained in the Flash Technique - an EMDR therapeutic intervention
- Completed Attachment Mastery Program with Dr. Diane Poole Heller
- EMDRIA - EMDR International Association - Member
- ISSTD - International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation - Member
- EMDR Institute - Member
Professional Presentations and Trainings as Instructor/Presenter
• March Wellness Webinar: Body, Soul and Spirit - Living from the inside out. March 2021. Oceanside Solutions
•Sheltered in Love: Finding Refuge in God the Father. October 2017. Trinity Church Women’s Ministry
• PTSD - Signs, Symptoms and How to Help. October 2017. Pawleys Island Rotary Club.
• Domestic Violence: Getting to the Heart. February 2014. Healthcare Professionals Continuing
Education Workshop. Trident Hospital.
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, An Integrative Approach. Fall 2013. Christian Mental Health
Network, Riverbluff Church.
• Basic Counseling Techniques. Winter 2011. Charleston Southern University Psychology Club
• Identity: Who Am I. Spring 2011. Coastal Christian School Upper and Lower Grades.
• Communication: The Heart of the Matter. September 2011. Grace Weekday School.
Professional Development Seminar (4 hours)
• Communication: The Heart of the Matter. April 2010. Lighthouse Christian Learning Center.
Professional Development Seminar (4 hours).
• Post-Partum Depression: Signs, Symptoms and Help. January 2010. North Charleston
Mother’s of Pre-schoolers.
• ADHD and Classroom Interventions. September 2009. Palmetto Christian Academy
Professional Development Seminar.
• He’s Just Not that In To You – How do date and not lose yourself. September 2009. The Center for Women Professional Series, Charleston, SC.
• Developing a Healthy Child. August 2009. Grace Weekday School Professional Development Seminar (4 hour workshop).
Working with Traumatic Stress in Children. April 2009. Trident United Way Links to Success Board Members.
• Developing a Healthy Child. March 2009. Lighthouse Learning Center Professional Development Seminar (4 hour workshop).
• Working with Traumatic Stress in Children. March 2009. North Charleston Elementary School Professional Development Training.
• Effective Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Interventions. March 2009. Charleston Mental Health Center Team 2.
• Partnering Together. March 2009. Lowcountry Orphan Relief and Charleston County Schools. Event to provide awareness to school nurses, guidance counselors, and other school officials of the impact of childhood abuse, neglect, and abandonment and resources to help the children.
• The Freedom Series. August 2008. Lighthouse Church (2 day event).
• Group Therapy and Psychosocial Rehabilitative Services (co-facilitator), May 2007.