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Joni Rodriguez

Joni Rodriguez, LPC

Therapist in Texas · 18+ years of experience

Experienced counselor focusing on real-life change

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  • Stress and anxiety
  • Trauma and addiction
  • LGBTQIA affirming

About Joni

Joni Rodriguez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 18 years of experience. She came to counseling after personal loss and long recovery, and she combines life experience with clinical work to help people move forward. Joni focuses on stress and anxiety among a wide range of concerns, and she aims to make therapy clear and practical for those who feel overwhelmed.

She uses a mix of proven approaches and adapts them to each person's needs. Sessions tend to focus on building coping skills, understanding patterns that keep problems active, and making everyday changes that reduce distress. Joni values open conversation and explains the process so people know what to expect.

Her background includes work with trauma and addiction, crisis stabilization, and residential care settings. She also brings personal experience with grief and long-term recovery to her clinical perspective. This combination often helps when someone needs both practical tools and a therapist who understands complicated life events.

In sessions she leans into attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavior techniques, and person-centered listening. That means attention to relationships, to how thoughts affect feelings, and to the client's own goals. The therapist helps clients set clear, manageable steps toward feeling better.

Joni practices from Texas and offers services in English. She accepts international clients and invites people to begin by completing the site matching questionnaire. The goal is straightforward work that fits daily life and helps people cope with stress, anxiety, and related struggles.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesDepression

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

18+ years

Credentials

Texas

Languages

English

How these approaches look in online sessions

Attachment-based work focuses on how relationships shape feelings and behavior. In online sessions this might mean talking through family patterns, past hurts, and how current relationships affect daily stress and anxiety.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions influence mood. Online CBT sessions often include identifying unhelpful thoughts, trying new behaviors between meetings, and reviewing what worked to reduce anxiety or manage cravings.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they try methods and adjust plans based on what helps in real life.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. Many people find remote sessions help maintain continuity during life changes and make it simpler to practice new skills between meetings.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns can be addressed in therapy?

Joni works with stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, trauma and related issues such as grief, self-esteem, and relationship struggles.

What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?

She combines attachment-based work, client-centered listening, and cognitive behavioral techniques to help people identify patterns and build coping skills.

What experience does the therapist bring?

Joni has 18 years of experience, including work in crisis stabilization, residential settings, and addiction services, plus personal experience with grief and long-term recovery.

Where is the therapist based and what credentials does she hold?

She practices in Texas and holds an LPC credential, listed as TX LPC.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with this therapist?

The therapist accepts international clients; confirm any regional considerations during the matching process.

How does payment and cost work?

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

What are the steps to begin therapy?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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