About Joanne
Joanne Curgian is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 14 years of counseling experience. She focuses on common and complex struggles like anxiety, depression, stress, addictions, ADHD, relationship and intimacy concerns, and issues related to gender and LGBT identity. Joanne presents herself as approachable and ready to support people taking a first step toward change.
Her background includes work in residential treatment, inpatient crisis intervention, substance abuse programs, probation settings, and independent practice.
How Joanne works
That range gives her experience with both short-term crisis work and longer-term therapeutic goals. She draws on practical methods to help people manage symptoms and build clearer patterns of behavior. Joanne uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a collaborative space where the person's goals guide the work.
She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems going. These approaches are used to address mood disorders, addictive behaviors, anger, and difficulties with family of origin or blended family dynamics. She pays attention to parenting stress, postpartum challenges, and adoption or foster care related concerns.
Joanne also helps people navigating commitment issues, codependency, polyamory or non-monogamous relationship questions, and forgiveness work after relational hurt. Joanne aims to make therapy easy to access and to meet people where they are. She welcomes direct conversations about goals and practical strategies, so people leave sessions with clear next steps and tools to try between meetings.
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What Joanne works with
The areas below are the ones Joanne selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 14 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
How Joanne’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a partnership. The therapist follows the person's goals and offers empathy and reflection to help people find their own solutions. This approach helps when someone needs space to process identity, parenting stress, or relationship questions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is practical and skill-focused. It helps identify thinking patterns that create anxiety or low mood and teaches new behaviors to change outcomes. CBT is often used for mood disorders, anxiety, impulsivity, and addiction-related patterns.
Picking the right approach is a shared decision. Joanne will work together with each person to decide which methods fit best based on needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts the plan as progress is made and as goals change over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video works well for deeper conversations and visual cues, while phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging is useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when shorter communications fit a busy day. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or other routines.
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