- Warm interactive style
- Focus on communication
- Trauma informed care
About Joann
Joann Chavez-Holder is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Kentucky with 20 years of experience. She offers a warm, interactive counseling style and focuses on building better communication and coping skills. Joann writes treatment plans to fit each person's situation and talks with clients respectfully and without stigma.
She has a long history of supporting people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, and low self-esteem. Her background includes work with parenting concerns and a variety of trauma-related issues, including physical trauma and emotional abuse. The profile lists experience with bipolar disorder and ADHD among presenting concerns.
Joann draws on cognitive behavioral methods and mindfulness practices to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. She also uses trauma-focused approaches and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing to address painful memories when appropriate. Motivational interviewing informs how she explores readiness for change.
Sessions feel collaborative and goal-oriented, with an emphasis on practical strategies parents and individuals can use between meetings. Joann adapts the pace and techniques to each person rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan. She describes her role as supportive and empowering.
Joann has been licensed as an LCSW in Kentucky for the last 10 years and has spent two decades in related practice settings. People who want to begin are invited to take a first step toward clearer communication and better day-to-day coping.
How selected approaches work for online care
Joann uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change patterns of thinking that make stress and anxiety worse. CBT often focuses on practical steps and short exercises that can be practiced between meetings. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is used to work through distressing memories; it involves guided processing to reduce the hold of painful experiences. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve calm in everyday moments.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Joann will discuss your goals, history, and preferences and help decide which methods to try. That conversation is collaborative and may change as you progress, with techniques adjusted to what helps most.
Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by avoiding travel time, allowing a shorter check-in during a work break, or enabling meetings when local transportation is difficult. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and mindfulness practices to an online format so clients can continue building skills between appointments.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Kentucky
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns are addressed here?
This practice lists support for stress, anxiety, family and parenting issues, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, anger, self-esteem, bipolar, and ADHD.
How does Joann approach therapy?
Her style is warm and interactive. She combines cognitive behavioral methods, mindfulness, trauma-focused work, EMDR, and motivational interviewing to tailor a plan to each person.
What experience does she bring?
She has 20 years of overall experience and has worked extensively with children and families to improve communication and coping.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is an LCSW licensed in Kentucky and practices from that state.
Are sessions offered in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients schedule sessions?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Joann?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.