- Emotion-focused work
- CBT and ACT methods
- Eating and body image
About Joanna
Joanna White is an Ohio Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and coping with major life changes. Joanna also addresses concerns such as grief, eating and body image issues, career stress, and compassion fatigue.
Her background began with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and years working with prisoner reentry. She later completed a Master of Social Work at the University of Southern California while supporting people affected by domestic and sexual violence. Those roles gave her experience seeing concerns from both offender and survivor perspectives.
Joanna uses talk-based approaches that help people name hard emotions and notice patterns. She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at feelings and how they shape relationships. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people take practical steps when thoughts and behaviors get in the way.
Sessions tend to focus on clear, short-term goals alongside deeper emotional work. Joanna helps people build skills for stress, coping, and better communication. She also supports work around eating and body image, dissociation, and recovery from domestic violence.
Her approach is direct and practical. Joanna helps clients break problems into manageable parts. She encourages honest conversation about what people want to change and what they value moving forward.
Online sessions and therapeutic approaches
Joanna uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and work with core emotions that shape relationships and patterns of interaction. EFT helps when feelings are hard to name and when repeated patterns keep showing up in relationships or within oneself.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on noticing thoughts without getting stuck in them and taking action toward what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is part of her toolkit too, offering practical strategies to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Joanna will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then suggest ways of working that fit those needs. She adapts methods as progress is made rather than following a single fixed plan.
The therapist's biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options when you book. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce the time spent traveling. Discussing session length and frequency during the first meeting helps match therapy to daily routines and responsibilities.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, grief, eating and body image issues, career and parenting stress, and related concerns listed in her profile.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy with practical techniques from ACT and CBT, focusing on naming feelings and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
What is her clinical background and experience?
Joanna has eight years of experience. She worked in prisoner reentry and supported people affected by domestic and sexual violence before completing a Master of Social Work.
What credentials and location does she list?
She is an Ohio LISW and practices in Ohio.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
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