Joanna Hurt Sargeant, LCSW

Joanna Hurt Sargeant is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship concerns. She supports people working on self-esteem, communication problems, and issues like guilt, shame, infidelity, and life purpose. Joanna brings 25 years of experience to the work and offers a steady, compassionate presence.

She focuses on clear, practical strategies that people can use between sessions. Joanna blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered techniques and skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy when helpful. She also uses mindfulness and solution-focused ideas to help clients spot what’s working and build on it.

Joanna aims to make sessions straightforward. She listens, helps people name patterns, and practices tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Sessions often include small experiments, communication practice, and steps to reduce daily stress.

Her background includes long-term work with trauma, first responder concerns, veteran and armed forces issues, and multicultural matters. She also has experience supporting people with postpartum depression and those trying to reconnect to self-love and purpose.

People meet Joanna in a respectful, nonjudgmental setting where goals are clarified together. She emphasizes collaboration and practical next steps so progress feels measurable. Joanna is licensed in Connecticut as an LCSW.

How Joanna's Approaches Work Online

Joanna uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and low mood. She also works from a client-centered perspective, giving people space to describe their goals while she follows their lead and reflects what matters most to them. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used when strong emotions or relationship patterns need tools for managing distress and improving communication.

Choosing an approach is a joint process. Joanna discusses goals and preferences in early sessions and adjusts methods as needs evolve. She partners with each person to test what helps, combining techniques so the plan fits the individual rather than forcing a single method.

Online therapy can make regular work on issues easier to fit into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skill practice and communication work. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging are helpful for brief coaching, check-ins between sessions, and tracking progress over time.