- Depression and anxiety
- LGBTQ affirming care
- Trauma informed support
About Joanna
Joanna Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges. She works with clients who are exploring identity, sexuality, and intimacy and aims to create an affirming environment for LGBTQ people. Her approach is straightforward and supportive, focused on practical steps toward feeling better.
Joanna uses a trauma-informed lens and draws on therapies that help people process strong emotions and rebuild safety in relationships. She pays attention to past hurts and how they affect current choices. Sessions often include learning communication skills and small, achievable actions to reduce overwhelm.
She also supports people dealing with workplace strain, career questions, addiction concerns, and the fallout from separation or infidelity. Joanna helps clients clarify values, set boundaries, and reconnect with what matters to them. She uses mindfulness practices to calm the nervous system and build steady routines.
Her work includes attention to attachment patterns and to sexual diversity such as BDSM and kink when those topics are relevant to a person's struggles. Joanna aims to help people repair trust, manage shame, and strengthen intimate bonds. She blends goal-oriented coaching with deeper emotional work to match each person’s needs.
Joanna has four years of clinical experience and practices in Arizona. She speaks English and uses a collaborative style that invites clients to shape the work. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step connects people to her practice.
Joanna uses a trauma-informed lens and draws on therapies that help people process strong emotions and rebuild safety in relationships. She pays attention to past hurts and how they affect current choices. Sessions often include learning communication skills and small, achievable actions to reduce overwhelm.
She also supports people dealing with workplace strain, career questions, addiction concerns, and the fallout from separation or infidelity. Joanna helps clients clarify values, set boundaries, and reconnect with what matters to them. She uses mindfulness practices to calm the nervous system and build steady routines.
Her work includes attention to attachment patterns and to sexual diversity such as BDSM and kink when those topics are relevant to a person's struggles. Joanna aims to help people repair trust, manage shame, and strengthen intimate bonds. She blends goal-oriented coaching with deeper emotional work to match each person’s needs.
Joanna has four years of clinical experience and practices in Arizona. She speaks English and uses a collaborative style that invites clients to shape the work. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step connects people to her practice.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.