Joann Jacobs

Wellness involves all aspects of the human experience including mental, physical, social/emotional, spiritual and financial”. As part of my approach to working with clients, all of these aspects work together in tandem to create balance and wholeness. If one area is out of sync, it impacts all other areas. I facilitate the healing journey by providing comprehensive care. Through the use of compassion, collaboration, and reflective listening, I create a safe, non judgemental environment while integrating therapeutic techniques to address client needs.

Using CBT and Psycho Analytic Therapy I assist clients in addressing issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and life transitions. As a Clinical Counselor with 13 years experience, I’ve worked with a variety of populations utilizing various therapeutic modalities to empower clients in improving their mental health.

Reach out so we can take the journey together towards better health.

My approach is genuinely collaborative — I pull from CBT, Trauma-Focused CBT, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing, depending on what the moment calls for. That's not a menu; it's a toolkit. In practice, this means sessions feel like real conversations, not evaluations. We might look at the stories you've been telling yourself about what happened and whether those stories are still serving you. We might get concrete and build practical tools for the anxiety spirals. We might sit with grief without trying to fix it. I follow your lead on pace — some clients want structure; others need space. I work with both.

Expect a real conversation, not an intake form read aloud. I'll ask about what's bringing you in, what's felt hard, and what you're hoping for — but I'm also genuinely curious about you as a whole person, not just your symptoms. You don't need to have everything organized or know exactly what to say. First sessions are for figuring out if this feels like the right fit, and for starting to build the foundation of something that actually helps. Most clients leave the first session feeling heard in a way they weren't expecting. That's the goal.