Therapist profile
Jo Anna Mendoza, LPC
Texas
Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Stress
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- CredentialsLPC
- LicenseLPC, Texas / 83383
- NPI1871320424
- Experience5 years
- LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
- LocationTexas
About
- Anger management
- Mindfulness practice
- CBT and ACT approaches
About Jo
Jo Anna Mendoza is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with five years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Jo Anna works in both English and Spanish.
Her approach is straightforward. She listens first and helps people name what they are feeling. Sessions focus on practical steps that reduce reactivity and build clearer choices. People often bring concerns about relationships, work strain, grief, or trouble managing frustration and resentment.
Jo Anna draws from cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking patterns. She also uses mindfulness practices to help calm the body and notice urges without acting on them. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) concepts appear when clients want to clarify values and commit to small behavior changes.
Therapy with her often looks like setting short goals, trying new coping skills between sessions, and checking what worked. She pays attention to attachment and communication patterns when relationship problems come up. Topics such as body image, codependency, infidelity, and family of origin issues are also within her scope.
Sessions are practical and conversational. The aim is better daily management of anger and stress, clearer decision making around relationships and career, and more reliable routines to support mood. To begin, clients follow the site steps to match and book a first appointment.
How sessions work
How her main approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying what matters and taking small committed steps toward those values. It is useful for people who feel stuck or conflicted about choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify thoughts and behaviors that feed anger or anxiety and replaces them with more effective responses. Mindfulness Therapy trains attention and body awareness to reduce reactivity and improve emotional noticing.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to figure out which methods fit their needs and goals. That means trying techniques, reviewing what helps, and adjusting the plan over time rather than committing to one fixed method up front.
The specifics of session formats are not listed here, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove the need to travel. These practical benefits can help sustain regular practice of skills learned in therapy and make follow-through more realistic for people juggling work, family, and other obligations.
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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 helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and related issues like grief and career strain.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and conversational. She listens, helps name feelings, and works on small, concrete steps clients can try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of professional work experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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