Joan Dewey, LCSW
Experienced LCSW for life transitions
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- Practical coping strategies
- Warmperson-centered care
- Mindfulness and CBT
About Joan
Joan Dewey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Arizona who helps people facing midlife transitions and other major life stresses. She works with adults dealing with anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and changes in relationships or career. Joan focuses on practical changes clients can use day to day to feel steadier and more in control.
Joan draws on nearly three decades of clinical practice. She frames concerns within the person-in-environment perspective, looking at how relationships, work, and community affect mental health. Her approach is respectful and warm, offering patients time to tell their story and find what works for them.
She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot thinking patterns that keep problems going and to build new habits that reduce distress. Attachment-based ideas guide her work on closeness, trust, and communication in relationships. Mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing are added tools for staying present and finding motivation to change.
Joan has experience supporting people with trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, ADHD, eating and sleeping problems, and compassion fatigue. She also helps with issues related to adoption, attachment, blended family dynamics, and chronic illness. Her practice attends to both immediate coping and longer-term growth.
To begin, Joan asks people to reflect on goals and take small steps toward them. She encourages clear communication, healthier boundaries, and practical strategies clients can use between sessions. This steady, person-centered style aims to help people regain balance during difficult midlife shifts and other life changes.
Joan draws on nearly three decades of clinical practice. She frames concerns within the person-in-environment perspective, looking at how relationships, work, and community affect mental health. Her approach is respectful and warm, offering patients time to tell their story and find what works for them.
She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot thinking patterns that keep problems going and to build new habits that reduce distress. Attachment-based ideas guide her work on closeness, trust, and communication in relationships. Mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing are added tools for staying present and finding motivation to change.
Joan has experience supporting people with trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, ADHD, eating and sleeping problems, and compassion fatigue. She also helps with issues related to adoption, attachment, blended family dynamics, and chronic illness. Her practice attends to both immediate coping and longer-term growth.
To begin, Joan asks people to reflect on goals and take small steps toward them. She encourages clear communication, healthier boundaries, and practical strategies clients can use between sessions. This steady, person-centered style aims to help people regain balance during difficult midlife shifts and other life changes.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
28+ years
Credentials
Arizona, Alaska
Languages
English
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Options
Joan frequently combines cognitive behavioral techniques and attachment-based ideas to help people understand patterns and improve relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying thinking and behavior habits that increase stress, and then building new habits that reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past and present relationships shape expectations and safety, and it can help with intimacy issues and communication struggles.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Joan works with each person to match techniques to their goals and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress is made. Together they set practical steps and check in on what helps between sessions.
Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when life is hectic. It can also make it simpler to use mindfulness exercises or homework between meetings. Discuss format choices with Joan when scheduling so arrangements fit daily routines and treatment goals.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Joan help people with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship or intimacy-related issues, and midlife changes among other concerns.
What is Joan's therapy style like?
Her style is respectful and compassionate with an emphasis on listening. She uses person-centered care and practical techniques to help clients make changes they can use in daily life.
How much experience does Joan have?
Joan brings 28 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of life challenges and mental health concerns.
What are Joan's credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, credentialed as AK LCSW and AZ LCSW, and practices in Arizona.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with Joan?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Joan?
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