Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Coaching
How Joanna works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Arizona
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Joanna
Joanna Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Arizona with four years of clinical work. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and major life changes. Joanna creates a welcoming environment for LGBTQ individuals and people exploring gender and sexual identity.
Joanna uses straightforward, practical tools to help people reduce intense emotions and improve daily functioning. She helps clients build better communication skills and work through intimacy and relationship concerns.
Background and approach
Sessions include breathing and grounding practices, value-based goal setting, and talking through difficult memories. Her background includes work with trauma, addictions, and compassion fatigue. Joanna draws on approaches that target emotional processing and attachment patterns.
She supports people coping with career stress, grief, and feelings of shame or low self-esteem. In sessions she balances short-term coaching with deeper therapeutic work. Joanna will help set clear goals and check progress along the way.
She encourages small, achievable steps so change feels manageable. People come to Joanna for help with anger and impulse concerns as well as for help reconnecting after painful experiences. She listens first, then helps clients choose techniques that fit their life.
The focus is on useful changes that make daily life easier.
What Joanna works with
Everything Joanna lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Joanna's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Coaching
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Joanna lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that fit online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that reflect their values. It can be useful for anxiety, anger, and making everyday changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current patterns in connections and trust. This approach can help people understand communication problems and rebuild supported ways of relating. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on the emotions underneath problems in close relationships and helps people identify needs and express them more clearly. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Joanna will talk with each person about goals and preferences and will suggest methods that match those needs. That collaborative decision helps shape session topics and the pace of change. Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper emotion work. Phone sessions can be easier when video is not possible or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or when someone prefers writing over speaking. These options make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule and to continue work between sessions.Questions people ask about Joanna
What concerns does Joanna help with?
Joanna works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship issues, trauma and addictions, among other concerns listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style?
She mixes short-term coaching and longer therapeutic work. Sessions emphasize practical skills, emotion processing, and clearer communication.
How much experience does she have?
Joanna has four years of professional experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor.
What are her credentials and location?
She holds an LPC license in Arizona and practices with that credential in the state.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Joanna offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.