- Guilt and shame support
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Attachment-based focus
About Joanna
Joanna Ekevati is an AASW social worker with 13 years of clinical experience based in Australia. She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger and coping with life changes. Joanna also supports people dealing with guilt and shame, family of origin problems, attachment concerns and relationship hurts.
She uses practical, evidence-informed methods rather than jargon. Sessions focus on what is happening now and what steps feel possible. Joanna draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match their values.
Her work is informed by Attachment-Based and Client-Centred approaches. That means she pays attention to how early relationships shape current reactions and keeps the person's perspective central in each session. Joanna also uses mindfulness practices to help with grounding and self-awareness.
Joanna has worked across health, crisis and corrections settings, and with people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Her background includes hospital, emergency and community services in more than one country, and experience with complex risk assessment and crisis intervention.
People who come to her often want straightforward help with communication problems, feelings of abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, infertility and relationship rupture. She asks practical questions, offers clear strategies, and collaborates on plans that fit daily life.
How Joanna’s therapies work for online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people get clearer about what matters to them and take small, values-based actions even when feelings are hard. It suits people who want to reduce avoidance and live more intentionally. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers concrete tools to test and shift unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, stress and mood concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current reactions and helps people notice repetitive patterns in relationships and attachment triggers.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what has helped or not helped before, and then try methods that fit the person’s needs. If a method isn’t working, adjustments are made together rather than sticking to one plan.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current online session options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments around work, caregiving and travel because they remove travel time and can allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people use practices such as mindfulness exercises and behavioural experiments between sessions to test what changes help in everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger and coping with life changes, plus related concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, body image, family problems and guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of shame?
She uses approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness to help people notice shame, name its effects, and choose actions that align with their values.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of experience working in health, crisis and corrections settings, including hospital and community services in more than one country.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is listed with the AASW (Australian Association of Social Workers) and is based in Australia.
Do sessions take place in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.