Joann Chavez-Holder, LCSW

Joann Chavez-Holder is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Kentucky with 20 years of experience. She works with adults experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, ADHD, parenting challenges, and family concerns. Sessions focus on practical ways to reduce reactivity and improve day-to-day communication.

Joann draws on cognitive behavioral methods to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also uses mindfulness techniques to build awareness of physical and emotional signals before anger escalates. For people with traumatic memories, she incorporates trauma-focused work and EMDR when appropriate to address the hold those memories can have on current mood and reactions.

Her style is interactive and direct. She pays attention to how upset shows up in relationships and daily routines, then works with clients to try manageable adjustments. Expect concrete strategies for coping with sudden anger, simmering resentment, or heated exchanges that follow stressful events.

Joann has long experience helping people who have experienced physical trauma and emotional abuse. That background informs how she plans treatment, paces interventions, and supports safety in emotional processing. She also brings experience helping parents improve communication within the household.

Practical steps in sessions include learning breathing and grounding exercises, testing new ways of speaking up, and setting short experiments to try between meetings. Joann asks clients about goals and adapts approaches based on what is most helpful in real life.

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