Therapist profile
Joan Dewey, LCSW
Arizona
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Anger and Relationships
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- CredentialsLCSW
- LicenseLCSW, Arizona / LCSW-18507; LCSW, Alaska / CSWS632
- NPI1093925406
- Experience28 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationArizona
About
- CBT techniques
- Attachment focus
- Mindfulness tools
About Joan
Joan Dewey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Arizona with 28 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting strains, anger, and related issues. Sessions address practical problems like sleep and eating changes, work stress, and coping with life transitions.
Joan uses straightforward, person-focused methods to help people manage strong emotions and recurring patterns. She draws on client-centered and attachment-based ideas to understand how relationships shape feeling and behavior. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is part of her toolkit for changing unhelpful thoughts and habits.
She also uses mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing to support people who want to shift hard-to-change behaviors or break cycles of reactivity. Narrative techniques are used to help people reframe painful life events and losses. This mix aims to give concrete skills as well as a clearer sense of personal history.
Joan has helped people work through issues tied to adoption, attachment, codependency, body image, chronic illness, and parenting children with special needs. She also addresses anger that shows up at home or work, and complications connected to substance misuse and recovery.
Her practice emphasizes respectful listening and practical tools. People who choose to work with her typically focus on improving communication, reducing reactive responses, and building routines that support better sleep, eating, and daily functioning.
To begin, prospective clients use the site matching steps to schedule an initial appointment and share goals for therapy.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Joan commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT sessions tend to include specific exercises and homework that target day-to-day reactions, which can be practiced between meetings.She also works from an attachment-based and client-centered perspective, which means attention to how past and present relationships affect emotions now. Those approaches focus on discussing relationship patterns, improving communication, and noticing triggers for anger in real situations.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the early work. Joan will collaborate with clients to choose approaches that match their goals and preferences, adjusting techniques as the work progresses so sessions stay practical and relevant.
Session formats are not specified in the provided biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. For many people, remote sessions also make it simpler to practice skills in the settings where problems occur, such as at home or during breaks at work.
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Experience
28+ years
Listed in
Arizona, Alaska
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues does she work with?
She helps people who snap at loved ones, carry workplace frustration, or feel growing resentment. Anger is addressed alongside related problems like stress, substance misuse, and relationship strain.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and relational, focusing on respectful listening and practical skills. Treatment mixes CBT, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, narrative work, and attachment-based ideas.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 28 years of clinical experience working with adults on trauma, grief, mood concerns, addictions, and relationship issues.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LCSW licensed in Alaska and Arizona and provides services while located in Arizona.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to begin.
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