Joanne Schrock, LPC

Joanne Schrock is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in South Carolina with eight years of clinical experience. She uses a cognitive-behavioral approach and focuses on clear, practical steps people can try between sessions. Joanne writes in a straightforward way and aims to build a respectful working relationship with each person she sees.

Her background includes inpatient behavioral health and emergency room crisis counseling, where she supported people facing intense stress and sudden upheaval. She has also worked with teens in residential treatment settings and has long experience as a behavior specialist. That variety informs how she responds to anxiety, depression, trauma, and mood concerns.

Joanne draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and Solution-Focused Therapy to set practical, short-term goals. Sessions mix talking, skill practice, and straightforward problem solving.

She commonly addresses stress, grief, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strains, sleep problems, anger, bipolar and mood disorders, ADHD, and post-traumatic stress. Additional focus areas include autism and Asperger syndrome, communication problems, domestic violence, family of origin issues, and related life-purpose or meaning questions.

Joanne offers sessions in English and provides care via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. She asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire to begin and to schedule sessions based on availability.

CBT, DBT, and Solution-Focused Work Online

Joanne uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, then practices concrete steps to shift them. That approach is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and many everyday stressors.

She also integrates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for managing strong emotions and improving distress tolerance. DBT-style skills can help with anger, impulsivity, and intense mood swings. Solution-Focused Therapy is used to set clear, short-term goals and try small changes that build momentum.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Joanne will talk with each person about goals, try methods that seem promising, and adjust based on what works. The plan is shaped by the client's needs and preferences rather than a one-size-fits-all protocol.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is good for a full conversation and visual cues, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports brief updates or reminders. These options help fit care into busy days and different routines.