Joanna Perez
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
Florida therapists accepting new clients
James SanniolaLCSW · 25 years experienceDepression · Trauma and abuse · Coping with life changesWork with James
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About Joanna
If you’re feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, carrying the weight of past trauma, or stuck in patterns that feel hard to break, you don’t have to navigate it alone. Therapy with me is a warm, steady space to slow down, feel understood, and make meaningful change.
How We Work Together: Evidence-Based Tools:
– Practical skills using CBT, DBT-informed techniques, and Motivational Interviewing tailored to your life.
– Diverse Clinical Background: Grounded in experience across outpatient, residential, community, and correctional settings.
– Inclusive & Affirming: Culturally responsive care for diverse identities and backgrounds.
Take the first step today—send a message or schedule a live video, phone, or chat session to get started.
What Joanna helps with
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
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- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
What clients say
- “I feel comfortable sharing my thoughts and feelings. My therapist genuinely cares and provides a direction for my mental health.”
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