Joanna Smith, LPC
Therapist in Arizona
Joanna Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Arizona with four years of clinical experience.
- Licensed inArizona
- LicenseLPC-24879
- NPI 1922831668
- Experience4+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Joanna
Joanna Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Arizona with four years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma, and questions about identity and sexuality. Joanna aims to create an affirming, respectful space where clients can speak honestly and begin to make practical changes.
Her work emphasizes attachment issues and how early relationships shape current patterns. She uses straightforward tools to help people notice hurts, understand behavior, and try new ways of connecting.
Background and approach
That can look like practicing clearer communication or learning how to manage strong emotions without shutting down. Joanna draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients clarify values and take action that feels meaningful. She also incorporates Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas to address painful patterns in close relationships.
When trauma is part of the picture, she offers approaches informed by Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and mindfulness techniques to reduce reactivity and improve grounding. Clients often work on practical goals such as reducing anxiety, improving self-esteem, recovering from betrayal, or navigating change at work or home. Joanna also supports people exploring kink, BDSM, and alternative sexual cultures without judgment.
She frames therapy as a collaborative process where small steps add up to tangible change. Sessions include direct conversation, coaching moments, and skill practice tailored to each person’s needs. Joanna speaks English and provides online sessions in formats that fit a modern schedule.
Credentials
- LPC (Arizona)
- License LPC-24879 · expires April 2028
- NPI
- 1922831668 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Joanna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Coaching
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Joanna names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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Online support
How Joanna’s approaches translate to online therapy
Joanna uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early bonds affect current relationships and patterns. This approach helps people notice attachment needs and try new ways of connecting with others. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small, consistent steps toward them. ACT can be useful for anxiety, low motivation, and life transitions.Finding the right method is part of the process. Joanna will work together with clients to pick approaches that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. That may mean combining attachment work with mindfulness practices or using EMDR-informed strategies when trauma memory processing is needed. The plan evolves as progress unfolds.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for relational work, while phone sessions let people check in during a busy day or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief coaching, skill practice, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does Joanna help with?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, and questions about identity and sexuality. Additional focus areas include addiction, ADHD, career concerns, and intimacy-related struggles.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is direct and collaborative, blending talk therapy with practical exercises. She aims to build skills for communication, emotion regulation, and values-based action.
What is her experience and background?
Joanna has four years of clinical experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor. Her work includes trauma-informed care and support for people exploring gender and sexual identity.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds an Arizona Licensed Professional Counselor credential and practices from Arizona.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Joanna offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences and schedules.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is handled through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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