Joan Coles

Joan is a driven, enthusiastic, and caring therapist who works primarily with children and adolescents from ages 3 to 25. She earned her Master’s of Science in Clinical Counseling Psychology from Brenau University in 2017 where she interned working with children and adolescents in both a non-profit counseling setting and in the public school system. Joan provides LGBTQ+ and neurodiversity-affirming therapy.

With her younger clients, Joan practices from a Child-Centered perspective, using play to connect to children and help them explore and process their thoughts and feelings about the world around them. Joan is passionate about using play to provide developmentally appropriate therapy to little ones and is currently working towards earning the Registered Play Therapist credential.

Joan loves using DBT to help her adolescent clients build a life worth living. She is intensively trained in DBT and is an eager learner, continually broadening her knowledge base by attending additional trainings and completing independent study. Joan loves leading DBT skills classes for adolescents and finding ways to incorporate playfulness and fun into her class sessions. Joan enthusiastically provides phone coaching to help her clients generalize skills use and avoid target behaviors.