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- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- ADHD support
About Joanne
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 16 years of experience, Joanne Masters helps people manage stress, anxiety, ADHD, trauma and depression. She practices in Florida and uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address emotional and behavioral concerns. Joanne speaks English and brings a practical focus to sessions aimed at building coping skills and clearer communication.
Joanne began graduate training at The State University of New York College at Brockport and entered the mental health field in 2003. Over her career she has worked in private practice, emergency room settings, and outpatient behavioral health clinics. Those settings shaped her approach to assessing risk, stabilizing crises, and supporting steady progress over time.
In sessions she concentrates on specific problems such as impulsivity, attachment and abandonment concerns, body image issues, caregiver stress, and school-related difficulties. She also addresses relationship-related problems like communication breakdowns, infidelity, blended family strain, divorce and separation, and family of origin patterns. The focus is on practical skills people can use between meetings.
Joanne emphasizes helping clients reduce guilt and shame, manage control struggles, and work through feelings of emptiness. She aims to assist people in forgiving themselves or others when that is a goal. Her work with trauma and abuse includes stabilizing reactions and creating steps for longer-term recovery.
Outside clinical work she spends time reading and with her seven children, which she says has influenced her understanding of family dynamics and everyday stressors. To begin, readers are asked to use the platform match and scheduling tools to select a first session.
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How evidence-based approaches shape online sessions
Joanne uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach is cognitive-based work that looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches concrete strategies for managing anxiety, impulsivity, and mood. This approach helps people test and change unhelpful thinking and build new habits.Another strand of her work addresses trauma reactions through stabilization and stepwise processing. That means first reducing overwhelming symptoms and then introducing structured exercises to process difficult memories at a manageable pace. This can help with post-traumatic stress and long-standing effects of abuse.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Joanne collaborates with each person to decide which techniques match their goals, needs, and preferences. She adjusts methods over time based on what is helping and what feels useful in day-to-day life.
Confirm the current session formats before booking to know which options are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists and licensed professionals often use these benefits to keep momentum between sessions and to make it simpler to attend regular meetings.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
16+ years
Listed in
Florida, South Carolina
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, ADHD, trauma and abuse, and depression. Additional focuses include attachment, abandonment, body image, and communication problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and focuses on practical coping skills. Sessions aim to produce steps clients can use between meetings.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 16 years of experience in the mental health field, with work in private practice, emergency rooms, and outpatient clinics.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds LPC and LMHC credentials: South Carolina LPC and Florida LMHC. She practices in Florida.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the US work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.