Joanna Hedin, LCSW

Licensed in Florida · 15 years in practice

Joanna Hedin offers calm, practical support for people managing stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, and low self-esteem.

License and registration

LCSW, Florida: SW19627 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1316333529 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 15
Languages: English

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About Joanna

Joanna Hedin offers calm, practical support for people managing stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, and low self-esteem. She invites clients to talk through what matters and helps them find steps that feel realistic. Joanna is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, known as an LCSW, practicing in Florida with 15 years of experience.

Her sessions aim to be direct and warm. She creates a space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment.

Background and approach

Joanna focuses on helping clients build confidence, motivation, and clearer ways to cope with life changes. Joanna uses a mix of approaches that encourage understanding and change. She draws on client-centered methods to follow each person's priorities.

Cognitive Behavioral techniques help identify unhelpful thinking and shift behavior, and emotionally focused ideas support stronger emotional awareness. She also incorporates mindfulness skills and motivational interviewing to help people stay engaged in their goals. Joanna pays attention to the whole situation, including work stress, caregiving demands, chronic illness, and relationship challenges.

She has worked with issues related to identity, discrimination, and trauma. Sessions may include goal setting, practical coping strategies, and gentle reflection on emotions and patterns. Joanna works with clients to find manageable next steps and to build skills that fit everyday life.

The focus is on steady progress rather than quick fixes.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Joanna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Self esteem
Depression
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Intimacy-related issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Divorce and separation
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Infidelity
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Multicultural concerns
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Women's issues

Approaches Joanna names

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Online support

Approach-focused online care and flexible session options

Joanna commonly blends client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral therapy and emotionally focused work. Client-centered therapy centers conversations around the person's priorities, helping the therapist follow what matters most and build trust. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions influence mood and teaches concrete skills to change patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name emotions and use that awareness to improve how they connect and respond.

Choosing what will help most is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and together they will try methods that make the most sense. That approach means adjustments over time if something isn't working or a different focus is needed.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care fit into busy lives. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and working through emotions, phone is useful when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can be a shorter way to check in or handle a quick coaching moment. These options allow people to access consistent support without long commutes and to choose the format that best matches their schedule and needs.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns can Joanna help with?

Joanna supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem struggles, career stress, caregiving strain, and related concerns like chronic illness or postpartum depression.

What is her general therapy style like?

Her style is warm, direct, and practical. Sessions focus on listening first, then building skills and small behavioral steps that fit into daily life.

How much experience does she have?

She has 15 years of professional experience working with a range of mental health and life stress concerns.

Where is Joanna licensed and based?

Joanna is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a Florida LCSW credential and practices in Florida.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Joanna?

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