Joanna White, LISW

Joanna White is an Ohio LISW (Licensed Independent Social Worker) with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, eating-related concerns, parenting issues, relationship strain, and life transitions. Joanna also lists work with grief, ADHD, body image, and compassion fatigue among her practice areas.

She began her career after a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, working with people involved in prisoner reentry. Later she completed a Master of Social Work at the University of Southern California while supporting people affected by domestic and sexual violence. That mix of work gives her a perspective from both offender and survivor viewpoints.

Joanna uses practical, conversation-based sessions. She draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), and client-centered work. Sessions typically involve identifying immediate coping steps and looking at patterns that keep problems repeating.

Clients can expect direct talk about triggers, routines, and small changes that make day-to-day life easier. Joanna names disordered eating, childhood trauma, and parenting strain as frequent topics she helps people untangle. She also works with people managing career pressures and midlife shifts.

Her background includes years supporting survivors of domestic and sexual violence and work with the reentry population. That experience informs how she addresses safety, trust, and practical problem solving in therapy.

How Joanna's approaches work in online sessions