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Joanna Fleming

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Joanna Fleming, LPC

Georgia

Licensed Professional Counselor - Family and parenting focus

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About

  • Family conflict
  • Parenting strain
  • CBT and ACT

About Joanna

Joanna Fleming is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia with five years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are dealing with family strain, trauma and abuse, parenting pressures, low self-esteem, and life transitions. Her practice focuses on practical steps to manage stress, anxiety, and the everyday demands of caring for others.

Joanna uses several evidence-based methods to guide sessions. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts without letting them drive behavior. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build different responses. Attachment-Based ideas and Emotionally-Focused Therapy inform how she addresses relationship patterns and emotional connection within families.

In sessions Joanna keeps conversation direct and concrete. She listens for what is causing strain at home and helps craft small, usable changes. Work may include practicing new ways to communicate, setting boundaries, or managing panic symptoms with step-by-step strategies.

She has particular experience with caregiver stress, postpartum depression, and issues tied to family of origin. Joanna also supports people coping with dissociation, guilt or shame, and the fallout from domestic violence and other abuse.

Sessions are provided in English. Joanna asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial appointment through the online intake flow. She notes that subscription billing is used and can be canceled at any time.

How sessions work

How Joanna integrates therapeutic approaches for online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting driven by them. It often includes values work and small actions that line up with what matters most, which can be useful for parenting stress and life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments. That approach is often used for panic symptoms, anxiety, and low self-esteem by building different coping responses.

Attachment-Based and Emotionally-Focused ideas look at how past and present relationship patterns affect feelings and behavior. These approaches can help someone understand reactions tied to family of origin or current caregiving roles.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Joanna will collaborate with the person to choose approaches that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She will check in and adjust methods as progress or circumstances change.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy routine, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let someone choose whether to be on camera or use audio only depending on what feels manageable that day.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposePanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Listed in

Georgia

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of family concerns does she address?

She helps adults who are feeling strain from family conflict, family of origin issues, or parenting pressures.

What approach does she use in sessions?

She blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-Based ideas, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to address thoughts, emotions, and relationship patterns.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has five years of professional experience as an LPC working with issues like trauma, anxiety, and caregiver stress.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Georgia.

Does she work in languages other than English or with international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are offered?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are available.

How does billing work and what does it cost?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the intake flow.

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 in danger, use the crisis numbers.

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