- psychodynamic lens
- narrative therapy
- CBT techniques
About Joanna
Joanna Sanchez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Alaska with 15 years of clinical experience. She supports adults dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction recovery, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and major life changes. Joanna also addresses concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, communication problems, guilt and shame, and struggles with identity and loneliness.
Joanna trained with a Master of Social Work and a Master’s in Clinical Psychology. Her background includes outpatient therapy, residential treatment, and leadership roles in mental health and substance use care. She brings that range of experience into sessions while keeping conversations direct and practical.
Her style is relational and insight-oriented. Joanna uses psychodynamic perspectives alongside trauma-informed care, narrative approaches, and cognitive behavioral techniques when helpful. Sessions often involve talking through patterns, noticing how past experiences affect present choices, and trying small, concrete steps between meetings.
She works collaboratively to explore guilt and shame as they show up in family, faith, relationships, or personal choices. Joanna encourages clear reflection about what led to those feelings and practical ways to respond differently moving forward.
Joanna offers therapy in English and Spanish and practices from Alaska. Before booking, clients are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire to help schedule a first session. Fees vary by location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How Joanna’s approaches translate to online work
Joanna draws on a psychodynamic lens to look at patterns that repeat across relationships and time. This approach involves reflecting on early experiences and current reactions to help understand why certain feelings, like guilt or shame, keep coming up. It is often useful for people who want to trace connections between past events and present behavior.She also integrates trauma-informed care and narrative techniques that help people tell and reframe their stories. Narrative work focuses on the stories you carry and how changing the story can shift how you respond to painful memories. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used when practical skill-building is needed, such as managing anxiety or building new habits between sessions.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Joanna will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and pace. That means trying things, assessing what helps, and adjusting the plan together.
Session formats should be confirmed before booking since the original biography did not list specific formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Ask about current session options when you complete the matching questionnaire so arrangements match your schedule and preferences.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Alaska
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and life transitions. Additional focus areas include abandonment, attachment, communication problems, and guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses a relational and insight-oriented style that looks at how past experiences influence current feelings. Work typically includes talking through patterns, noticing triggers, and trying practical steps between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience across outpatient therapy, residential treatment, and leadership roles in mental health and substance use care.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Alaska and provides services from that state.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can people outside the US work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the system.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.