Joanna Smith, LPC

Arizona · 4 years in practice

Joanna Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor with four years of clinical experience practicing in Arizona.

License and registration

LPC, Arizona: LPC-24879 · expires April 2028
NPI: 1922831668 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 4
Languages: English

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About Joanna

Joanna Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor with four years of clinical experience practicing in Arizona. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Joanna creates an affirming environment for LGBT clients and those exploring gender or sexual identity.

Joanna draws on practical tools to help people improve communication and build self-esteem. She helps clients cope with workplace pressures, career questions, and compassion fatigue. Sessions often include short exercises and clear steps people can use between meetings.

Background and approach

Trauma and abuse recovery are part of her work. Joanna uses approaches such as EMDR and mindful techniques to help people process difficult memories and reduce their emotional impact. She also supports people dealing with addictions and substance use concerns through motivational strategies.

Relationship and intimacy issues are addressed with attention to attachment and emotion-focused methods. Joanna helps individuals understand patterns, repair trust, and manage conflict without assigning blame. She also supports people facing separation, infidelity, or family of origin problems.

Joanna works with clients on identity-related issues including gender dysphoria, kink and alternative sexual culture, and LGBTQ concerns. She offers coaching-style guidance for life purpose, career decisions, and moving through major changes. Her style is direct, warm, and goal-oriented.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Joanna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

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 names

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Online support

How Joanna’s Approaches Translate to Online Care

Joanna uses a few different approaches in her work that adapt well to online sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match personal values; it helps people manage anxiety, depression, and life changes by building committed habits. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used to process traumatic memories and reduce their emotional intensity through guided protocols that can be adapted for remote sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns and helps people understand how those patterns affect current relationships and intimacy.

Finding the right method is part of the process. Joanna will work collaboratively to pick approaches that match a person's goals, needs, and comfort level. She explains options, tests what feels useful, and adjusts the plan as therapy unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for many people. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, ongoing coaching, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule and to continue progress between appointments.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Joanna work with?

She helps people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, and career or life-change concerns.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her approach is warm and direct with practical steps. Sessions mix talk, exercises, and strategies to use between appointments.

What is her professional background?

Joanna has four years of clinical experience and uses trauma-informed, client-centered methods in her work.

Where is Joanna licensed and located?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with an Arizona LPC credential and practices in Arizona.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Therapy can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits a person's needs.

How is cost handled?

Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Joanna?

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