About Joni
Joni Obrecht is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) based in Ohio with 17 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are stressed, anxious, grieving, or navigating major life changes. She works with individuals dealing with mood concerns, trauma and abuse, addiction, and relationship and intimacy-related issues.
Her approach is warm and nonjudgmental. She listens first and then helps clients set clear, achievable goals. Sessions aim to help people build practical skills to manage symptoms, improve communication, and cope with painful events.
How Joni works
Joni uses a mix of methods to match each person’s needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot and change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers skills for intense emotions and better emotion regulation.
Client-Centered Therapy keeps the conversation focused on the client’s experience and choices. She also draws on solution-focused and existential ideas to help clients find meaning and small, workable steps forward. That combination can be useful for issues like depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and ongoing stress from caregiving or chronic illness.
Joni has worked across many concerns including parenting stress, grief and loss, communication problems, codependency, and compassion fatigue. People who want practical tools and a collaborative, respectful therapy process often do well with her style.
Joni lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Joni works with
The areas below are the ones Joni selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 17 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Ohio |
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Online support options
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the individual’s experience and choices; the therapist listens closely and follows the client’s lead to build trust and clarify goals. This approach can help people who need time to process feelings and want a supportive space to talk. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical tools to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress by practicing new skills between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved interpersonal effectiveness, which can help with intense emotions and patterns that affect relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss your goals and try methods that fit your needs and preferences. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that mixes skill-building, problem solving, and personal reflection.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match daily life. Video works well for more in-depth conversations and skill practice. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Chat and messaging let clients write between sessions and use brief, frequent check-ins when that fits their routine. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting work, caregiving, or other commitments.
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