Joanne (Jody) Girou, LMSW

Joanne (Jody) Girou is a licensed master social worker, LMSW, practicing in Michigan with 24 years of experience. She works with adults around stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, relationship strain, trauma, ADHD, depression, grief, and related challenges. Jody describes her work as straightforward and person-centered. She focuses on clients' strengths and practical steps they can use between sessions.

Jody has spent decades in social work settings supporting people with a wide range of needs. That background includes work with adults and children in clinical and community environments. She draws on that experience when helping adults handle parenting pressures, family problems, and changes that come with life transitions.

Her style is relaxed and nonjudgmental. Sessions are conversational and geared toward what the client wants to change. She uses several methods to support progress, including acceptance and commitment principles, cognitive behavioral ideas, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness practices, and solution-focused interventions.

In practice Jody helps people notice patterns that keep them stuck and try small, concrete changes. She often builds skills for managing strong emotions, improving communication, and coping better day to day. She also provides short-term coaching-style support when clients need focused problem solving.

People who reach out should expect a practical, steady approach. The first sessions clarify goals and preferred ways of working. From there she and the client set manageable steps and review what is helping as therapy continues.

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