- Guilt and shame focus
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- CBT and DBT techniques
About Joanna
Joanna White is an Ohio LISW with eight years of professional experience. She works with people coping with trauma, stress, anxiety, disordered eating, parenting concerns, and difficult life changes. She also lists guilt and shame among areas she addresses.
Her background includes a Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice and work with the prisoner reentry population. She later earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California while working with people affected by domestic and sexual violence. That mix of settings gave her perspective on both those who offend and those who survive harm.
In sessions she keeps language clear and practical. She uses therapeutic methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy. She talks through thoughts and behaviors, practices emotion regulation skills, and explores values to guide choices.
Joanna often helps people who struggle with body image, control issues, dissociation, and grief alongside anxiety and depression. She notes experience with compassion fatigue, ADHD, veteran and armed forces issues, and relationship and communication problems. Her work also covers obsessional thinking, paranoia, and isolation.
She sees work with guilt and shame as part of broader recovery from trauma and life change. Practical steps and skill-building are part of her approach, as is helping people identify what matters to them next. Sessions are offered in English and her practice is based in Ohio.
How therapeutic approaches are used online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings while choosing actions tied to their values. It is often used when guilt or shame make decision-making feel stuck.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It can help break cycles of rumination, compulsive eating behaviors, or avoidance that keep shame and anxiety active.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for regulating intense emotion and tolerating distress. It is useful when strong emotions, dissociation, or self-directed anger get in the way of daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will review needs, goals, and preferences and then collaborate with the client to try methods that fit. That might mean practicing a skill in-session, assigning short exercises to try between meetings, or shifting emphasis as progress is observed.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm which formats are offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. Those practical benefits can help people maintain steady work on guilt, shame, and related concerns.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with trauma, stress, anxiety, disordered eating, grief, parenting concerns, and life transitions among other issues including guilt and shame.
How does she approach guilt and shame in sessions?
She uses clear, practical methods such as ACT and CBT to talk through unhelpful thoughts and to develop steps people can try between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has eight years of experience, a Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice, and a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds an Ohio LISW and practices in Ohio.
Does she work with people in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled 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.