Jo Laboff, LICSW

Jo Laboff is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Washington with 18 years of experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, grief, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem concerns, career questions, and life transitions.

Jo combines clinical social work and psychology training to provide practical support. She has worked as a psychotherapist, counselor, and geriatric care manager, and she helps people with caregiver stress and aging and geriatric issues. She also helps with impulsivity and mood disorder concerns.

Her approach is straightforward and optimistic. Jo uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and mindfulness techniques to help people spot patterns, test new responses, and build small, steady changes. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are needed.

Sessions are conversational and down-to-earth. Jo aims to identify strengths and practical steps clients can use between meetings. She favors clear goals and brief, actionable strategies over lengthy theory talks.

Her style is relaxed and attentive. Jo encourages open discussion without judgment and focuses on what people can do differently now to reduce reactivity, manage anger, and restore better routines. To begin, she asks about current concerns and what a workable next step looks like.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions