Key details
- CredentialsLCSW, CSW
- LicenseLCSW, Florida / SW7386; LCSW, Georgia / CSW009710
- NPI1720572530
- Experience20 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationFlorida
About
- CBT methods
- Mindfulness work
- Career coaching
About Joy
Dr. Joy Davis is a Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida and Georgia with 20 years of counseling experience. She has worked in schools, community mental health agencies, and private practice. Her practice addresses stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, career struggles, relationship and family concerns, parenting, anger, depression, and related issues.
Dr. Davis uses practical methods to help people clarify goals and set boundaries. She listens and helps identify roadblocks that keep someone stuck. Sessions focus on clear steps - thinking through options, practicing new skills, and tracking progress toward everyday improvements.
Her background includes work with hospice and end-of-life counseling and a graduate certificate in Loss and Healing. That experience informs how she helps people handle many kinds of loss, including endings of relationships and career transitions. She also brings experience in workplace issues, multicultural concerns, and women's issues.
She integrates clinical approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), mindfulness-based methods, and Motivational Interviewing. Her doctoral work in leadership supports coaching and career guidance alongside therapy work.
Dr. Davis frames sessions as collaborative and down to earth. She helps people set realistic goals, holds them accountable to those goals, and suggests practical tools to manage strong feelings like anger. She offers services in English and practices from her Florida location. To start, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session are part of the process.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Dr. Davis uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking patterns and the behaviors that follow. CBT breaks problems into manageable steps and is often used for anxiety, anger, and everyday stress management.She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. DBT provides concrete tools for calming strong feelings, improving communication, and managing intense reactions. EMDR is another approach she lists; it is a trauma-informed method that helps some people process upsetting memories and reduce their emotional intensity.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, past experiences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they choose or mix methods that make sense for the person's situation and preferences.
If you plan to meet online, confirm the session formats currently offered before booking since the profile did not specify formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a workday, reduce travel, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid being on camera if that feels difficult. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT, DBT skills, and trauma-focused work to remote sessions when appropriate.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Florida, Georgia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, career and relationship concerns, including anger and parenting issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, goal-focused sessions that combine skill practice and problem solving to address day-to-day challenges.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 20 years of counseling experience from schools, community agencies, and private practice.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Clinical Social Worker - LCSW and CSW - licensed in Florida and Georgia and practices from Florida.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original profile did not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.