I am licensed in Pennsylvania and Virginia with 27 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, & parenting issues. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!
Additional areas of focus: Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Guilt and shame, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Social anxiety and phobia, Young adult issues
PA LCSW CW017369
VA LCSW 0904011415
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Being completely honest here. This may be the best thing I have ever done. Thanks to Joann, I can confidently say I’ll be here for a very long time.
Written on Aug 22, 2025 after therapy with Joann for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, career difficulties, and compassion fatigue
Joann is a caring, knowledgeable and supportive therapist
Written on May 06, 2025 after therapy with Joann for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, lgbt, trauma and abuse, and bipolar disorder