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Meet The Counselor

Dr. Joan VanderSchaaf, LMHC, LCPC, NCC Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Florida Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Illinois

Dr. Joan VanderSchaaf, LMHC, LCPC

Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Florida
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Illinois

My Approach to Helping

My approach to counseling is a collaborative journey in discovering and exploring what hinders my clients from fully functioning, reducing the stress, anxiety, and negative symptoms that prompted them to look for help. Given a safe and supportive environment, clients can gain awareness and insight to make sense out of our life experiences. Making a decision to find help...and then being heard can be a huge relief, and is the gift of therapy.

Services Provided

  • Individual Therapy & Counseling
  • Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
  • Group Therapy
  • Coaching
  • Consultation
  • Online Counseling/Phone Sessions

Populated Served

  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Elders

Languages I Speak

  • English

Therapy Approaches Used

  • Adlerian Psychotherapy
  • Anger Management
  • Body-Mind Psychotherapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy /REBT
  • Conflict Resolution Therapy
  • Constructivisim
  • Contemplative Psychotherapy
  • Existential Psychotherapy
  • Family Constellations
  • Gestalt Therapy
  • Jungian Psychotherapy
  • Logotherapy
  • Mindfulness Based Approaches
  • Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Psychodynamic
  • Yoga Therapy

Concerns & Issues Addressed

  • Identity Issues
  • Attachment
  • Reproduction
  • Occupational & Academic Issues
  • Addictions & Compulsions
  • Life Changes
  • Childhood & Adolescence
  • Family Problems
  • Health & Body
  • Anxiety, Fear, & Stress
  • Emotion Management
  • Social Skills & Problems
  • Depression & Mood
  • Relationships & Marriage
  • Trauma
  • Abuse: Emotional, Physical, or Sexual
  • Self-Esteem & Confidence
  • Sexuality
  • Spirituality