Jo-an Green, LMHC

Jo-an has been a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the State of Florida for 14 years.  She brings a wealth of intergenerational and cross-cultural experience and perspective to her practice, having worked in various social work and mental health capacities for almost 50 years with clients from diverse backgrounds and cultures and across generational stages, from Pre-K students to senior citizens.  These years of experience have shaped her ability to relate well to persons with varying personal and interpersonal life issues.

Jo-an works with clients presenting with a wide spectrum of issues and concerns, including but not limited to, behavior and personality disorders, levels of anxiety and depression, family and marital issues, grief and loss, as well as transition and adjustment issues. She uses a collaborative and user-friendly approach to treatment, and provides competent, caring, and compassionate service.  Her approach requires the client’s active participation in the development of realistic goals and implementation of simplistic, client-focused and solution-focused strategies.

For Jo-an, her work is not merely a job; it is a life-calling.  She has found greatest success with those clients who recognize the need for change, have the desire to change, and are ready and willing to consistently engage in the treatment process that will bring about their desired change and increase their quality of life.  If any of this resonates with you, it would be her pleasure to serve you.

Education / Credentials:

• Palm Beach Atlantic University, MS in Counseling Psychology
• Licensed Mental Health Counselor, FL, MH11210

Experienced in:

Abandonment Issues, ADHD with adults, ADHD with kids (12 and under), ADHD with teens, Adoption, Aging, Anger/Anger Management, Anxiety, Bullying/Being Bullied, Cancer Patients & Cancer Survivors, Caretaker Support, Chronic Pain, Codependency, College Transition (New Student), Couples with intimacy issues, Depression, Disorganized Attachment, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Generational Trauma, Grief and Loss, Hoarding, Infidelity, Inner Child, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, OCD, Panic Attacks, Parenting Issues, Parents who are aging, Perfectionism, Perinatal Mental Health, PTSD, Postpartum, Runaways, Self-Esteem, Self-Harm, Sex-Trafficking, Sexual Assault, Step Parent Support, Substance abuse, Suicidal Ideation, Tourette's Syndrome, Trauma Processing, Women's issues

Clinical Approaches:

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ART (Accelerated Resolution Therapy), Attachment-Based Treatment, Child-Centered Play Therapy, Christian Counseling, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy), Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Gestalt, Holistic Approaches, IFS (Internal Family Systems), Mindfulness-Based Approaches, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodrama, Psychodynamic Therapy, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Relationship Discernment, Schema TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic Based Therapy, Structural Family Therapy, Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT)

Style:

Authentic, Direct, Educational, Empowering, Fun,  Good with tough conversations and feedback, Give homework, Honest, Insight-Oriented, Nonjudgmental, Nurturing, Open, Relaxed, Slow and patient, Warm

Years of Experience:

 Since 2001