Joan Paradis, LCSW

Joan Paradis is a licensed clinical social worker who aims to make therapy approachable. She keeps sessions relaxed and conversational. Joan listens without judgment and helps people take the next step when life feels stuck.

Joan draws on 13 years of experience to help with stress, anxiety, depression, and mood challenges. She also supports people facing grief, trauma and abuse, addiction concerns, and the strain that comes from work or caregiving roles. She offers practical guidance for career stress, self-esteem struggles, and managing big life changes.

Her style centers on listening first and building a plan together. Joan uses clear tools and real-life strategies so people can practice new skills between sessions. She values compassion and respects each person's values and choices during therapy.

Joan often brings cognitive behavioral ideas into sessions to help identify unhelpful thinking and test different behaviors. She also uses acceptance and commitment ideas and mindfulness to help people notice difficult feelings and commit to what matters to them. Motivational interviewing and client-centered ways of working guide her toward collaboration and support.

Joan works with individuals who need a steady, empathetic presence while they work through painful or confusing times. She focuses on helping people build coping skills, strengthen resilience, and move toward goals they find meaningful.

How CBT, ACT, and Mindfulness work online

Joan often uses cognitive behavioral methods to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes. CBT is practical and focused, and it can help with anxiety, depression, and stress by giving clear steps to practice between sessions.

She also integrates acceptance and commitment therapy so people can learn to accept difficult feelings while choosing actions that align with their values. Mindfulness techniques are used to increase present moment awareness and reduce reactivity to stress. These approaches are complementary and aimed at helping clients build useful habits for daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Joan will collaborate with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals and preferences. She tailors tasks and exercises to match what a client wants to change and how they prefer to work, so therapy feels manageable and relevant.

Online therapy offers flexible options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people work face to face from elsewhere, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging is useful for quick check-ins or brief coaching between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep momentum between meetings.