About Joanne
Dr. Joanne Hadlock brings 35 years of experience as a psychologist to her clinical work in Massachusetts. She holds an MA and practices as a psychologist.
Joanne aims to make therapy straightforward and practical so people can address immediate problems and build long-term skills. Her style mixes listening with action. She begins by learning what matters most to each person, then offers tools that fit daily life.
She favors clear, doable steps for stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns.
How Joanne works
Coaching and career counseling are also part of her practice for clients facing job changes or searching for purpose. Joanne uses several approaches to match individual needs rather than a one-size-fits-all method. She relies on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral strategies, emotionally focused ideas, and mindfulness practices when they suit the client.
Sessions often blend insight with practical exercises and simple homework. Her areas of focus include family issues, self-esteem, coping with life changes, addiction concerns, grief, intimacy-related problems, anger, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and care-related stress. She also addresses adoption and foster care topics, aging and geriatric matters, attachment and family of origin issues, codependency, communication and commitment problems, and eating and food-related concerns.
Joanne offers multiple ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Prospective clients complete a brief matching questionnaire to get started and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
Joanne lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
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.
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | MA Psychologist |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 35 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Massachusetts |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take actions that reflect their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying practical behavior changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked in the past, then suggest methods to try. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as progress is tracked.
Online sessions are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video lets people see facial cues and work in real time, phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a busy day, and messaging or chat can support brief check-ins or ongoing coaching between appointments. These options offer flexibility for people balancing work, caregiving, or travel while continuing regular therapy.
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