Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Coping with life changes
How Joana works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC, LPCC
- Licensed in
- Texas, New Mexico
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Joana
Joana Sossaman is a licensed counselor who helps people manage strong emotions and regain a sense of control. She focuses on practical steps for handling anger, stress, anxiety, and problems that come from past trauma. Joana speaks plainly and works to make each session feel doable for someone under pressure.
She tailors conversations and plans to each person's needs. Joana draws on seven years of experience and holds LPC and LPCC credentials.
Background and approach
She aims to treat people with respect, sensitivity, and compassion while keeping work grounded and straightforward. Her background includes supporting people through addiction concerns and relationship strain. Joana also works with issues tied to family of origin, codependency, shame and guilt, and intimacy-related worries.
She focuses on how past experiences feed current reactions and on building tools to respond differently. In sessions she combines talking and practical exercises that you can use between meetings. Her approach includes trauma-focused methods and EMDR when those fit the situation, along with existential ideas that help people find personal meaning and values.
The work is collaborative and paced to what feels manageable. Joana practices in New Mexico and offers services in English. If someone is looking for a calm, direct style that addresses anger, trauma, and related concerns, she aims to provide steady, solution-oriented support.
What Joana works with
Everything Joana lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Joana's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Joana lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Online approaches for trauma, meaning, and recovery
Existential Therapy helps people look at values, choices, and meaning in life. It’s useful when someone feels stuck, uncertain, or is facing major life changes and needs to clarify what matters. EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a trauma-focused method that can reduce the intensity of painful memories by processing them differently with guided attention. Trauma-Focused Therapy centers on understanding how past events shape current reactions and building skills to respond more effectively to triggers.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Joana will discuss options and help you decide which methods fit your history, goals, and comfort level. That process is collaborative and paced to what you can handle, and adjustments are made as progress is seen.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video lets you work face to face when a deeper conversation is needed. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a busy day. Live chat and text messaging provide quick check-ins or shorter, more frequent support between scheduled meetings. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while fitting therapy into everyday life.
Questions people ask about Joana
What concerns does Joana commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addiction-related struggles, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, depression, compassion fatigue, and related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is practical and collaborative, combining talk therapy with exercises you can use between sessions. She keeps sessions straightforward and tailored to each person's needs.
How much experience does she have?
Joana has seven years of professional experience supporting people through trauma, addiction concerns, anxiety, and life transitions.
What credentials does she hold and where does she practice?
She holds Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) credentials and practices in New Mexico.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients supported?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Joana offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does the cost and getting started process work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.