About Joana
Joana Garcia is a licensed professional counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and self-esteem concerns. She speaks English and Spanish and aims to make conversations approachable and direct for people feeling overwhelmed. She focuses on building self-love and confidence through steady, practical steps.
Joana helps people improve communication, manage social anxiety, and address body image issues with straightforward strategies. She also supports survivors of sexual assault and abuse and people coping with post-traumatic stress.
Background and approach
Her work includes helping those navigating pregnancy and childbirth transitions and people exploring non-monogamous relationship structures. Joana also addresses seasonal mood shifts, dissociation, self-harm, and issues such as sex addiction when they come up in therapy. Sessions are framed around the client’s current needs and goals.
Joana uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and keeps the process collaborative. She listens first, then helps set small, realistic steps clients can try between sessions. Progress is tracked in simple ways so people notice what is changing.
With three years of experience in clinical work, Joana aims to provide steady support without overwhelming jargon. She encourages people to take the first step when they feel ready and explains what will happen in early sessions so clients know what to expect.
How evidence-based techniques translate to online care
Joana uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions in clear, practical ways. One common approach focuses on teaching coping skills for anxiety and stress, such as breath work, grounding exercises, and step-by-step behavior changes that reduce overwhelm. These techniques help with day-to-day symptoms and build confidence in handling triggers. Another frequently used approach targets trauma and post-traumatic stress by helping people process difficult memories at a pace they can tolerate. This work emphasizes safety, pacing, and building tolerance for strong emotions while developing strategies to manage flashbacks or dissociation. Finding the right approach is part of the process and is decided together. The therapist will ask about the client’s goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Then they will try methods that fit those needs and adjust as progress is seen. Confirm the available session formats before booking, since specific options are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life, cut down on travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and offer options for people who prefer not to commute. Discuss format preferences when scheduling so sessions can fit daily routines and practical needs.Questions people ask
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English, Spanish