Therapist profile
Joni De Groot, LMFT
LMFT in California - Family and parenting focus
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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- Cognitive behavioral work
About Joni
Joni De Groot is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 35 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, and coaching for adults navigating home life.
She works in a straightforward, collaborative way. Sessions are conversational and practical. Joni helps people spot repeating patterns in relationships and everyday life. She then uses clear skills and steps to help shift those patterns.
Her approach draws on client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral techniques, with elements of Jungian perspective, family systems thinking, dialectical behavior skills, and mindfulness. That mix lets her combine skill-building with attention to deeper themes that show up in relationships and parenting.
Her background includes work as an intake coordinator, case manager, and therapist in outpatient, school, residential, and sub-acute care settings. She has worked alongside psychiatrists, children’s services, county mental health, juvenile justice/probation, and both public and private schools. This experience informs how she helps clients manage stress and relationship strain alongside other supports.
In sessions she offers concrete strategies for coping with anxiety, communication problems, caregiver stress, blended family difficulties, and parenting concerns. She also addresses issues related to abandonment, attachment, body image, and divorce. The focus is on practical change at home and clearer skills for dealing with day-to-day strains.
To begin she asks about immediate concerns, current routines, and what the client hopes to do differently. That information guides a collaborative plan that combines short-term tools and longer-term perspective work.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and working together online
Joni combines client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy to help with day-to-day problems and relationship patterns. Client-centered work focuses on listening and following what the client brings, helping people clarify their priorities and make choices. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers step-by-step skills for reducing anxiety, changing unhelpful behaviors, and improving communication.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will help you pick or blend methods based on your situation, goals, and what feels most useful. That choice is a collaborative one and can change as progress is made.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy home life, shorten commutes, and allow for brief check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let a therapist observe how stress and routines play out in daily settings and translate skills into real-world practice.
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Experience
35+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family or parenting issues does she address?
She works with parents and adults on parenting stress, blended family challenges, communication problems, and divorce or separation concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a collaborative, practical style mixing client-centered conversation with cognitive behavioral and mindfulness techniques.
What is her background and experience?
She has 35 years of experience and has worked in outpatient, school, residential, and sub-acute care settings with multidisciplinary teams.
Is she a licensed clinician and where is she based?
She is a California LMFT and practices from California.
Can she see clients who live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm the current online session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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