About Joanna
Joanna Hedin is a Florida licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and trauma. She aims to make the first step feel manageable and supports people working toward more confidence and motivation. Joanna keeps sessions focused and straightforward.
She listens without judgment and helps people name what matters most to them. Conversations usually center on practical steps to reduce overwhelm and build small routines that improve day-to-day life.
How Joanna works
Her approach mixes client-centered care with cognitive behavior strategies and mindfulness. That means Joanna follows the person's lead while also teaching simple tools to challenge unhelpful thoughts and reduce anxious reactions. She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas to help people better understand and name strong feelings when needed.
Over 15 years of practice she has worked with many concerns including depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, LGBT matters, career stress, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people coping with chronic illness, caregiver strain, post-traumatic stress, and life transitions such as divorce and separation. Joanna works with motivation and coaching alongside therapy to help people reach practical goals.
She speaks English and practices in Florida as an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Her style is collaborative, calm, and geared toward small changes that add up. To begin, she guides people through setting clear first steps, building on strengths, and developing coping habits that fit real life.
Joanna lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Joanna works with
The areas below are the ones Joanna selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Anger management
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How Joanna’s approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on following the person's lead and creating a respectful, accepting space. Online sessions use that same attitude so the conversation centers on the client’s priorities and pacing.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches simple techniques to identify and reframe unhelpful thoughts and change small behaviors. This is useful for anxiety, low mood, and stress and can be practiced between sessions using exercises and short homework.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name and process intense feelings and improve emotional connection with themselves. In an online setting this often means guiding people through naming emotions, trying new responses, and reflecting on patterns that keep distress going.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Joanna will work together with the person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and she can mix approaches as needs change. The process is about finding what helps in daily life, not fitting someone to a specific model.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let visual cues guide emotional work, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports brief reflections between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or health routines while keeping focus on progress and usable skills.
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