- Grief care
- Relationship issues
- Guilt and shame
About Joanna
Joanna Ulloa is a New York LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor with four years of clinical experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, self-esteem concerns, and depression. Joanna speaks English and Spanish and aims to make the first steps into therapy straightforward and manageable.
Joanna helps clients name what feels heavy and then works with them on practical ways to cope. Sessions focus on talking through current problems, noticing patterns that keep difficulties going, and trying small behavioral changes. She pays attention to issues like abandonment, codependency, communication problems, control issues, and forgiveness when they come up.
People bring struggles tied to guilt and shame, life purpose, panic, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety, and experiences common to young adults and women. Joanna offers straightforward conversation about these topics and helps people build clearer options for how they act and relate. She also works on improving self-love and motivation when confidence has dropped.
Her approach is down-to-earth and direct. Joanna encourages clients to set practical goals and to test out new ways of responding between sessions. She frames therapy as a place to try things, reflect on what happens, and adjust the plan as needed.
If you prefer speaking in Spanish, she can do sessions in that language. Joanna practices in New York and asks new clients to follow the site's booking steps to arrange a first appointment.
How therapeutic approaches and online sessions work together
Joanna uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and real-life practice. One common approach she employs emphasizes identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing alternative responses; this helps people facing anxiety, social fear, and guilt to notice what fuels their distress and try different behaviors. Another strand centers on behavioral change - setting small, manageable experiments between sessions to shift avoidance, build confidence, or reduce panic symptoms.Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the work. Joanna will collaborate with each client to choose which methods to try first, based on their goals, current difficulties, and what feels doable. She checks in regularly and adjusts the approach if a method is not helping.
Session formats are not specified in her biography here, so please confirm current online session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - they remove travel time, let shorter check-ins happen during a lunch break, and can allow conversations when being on camera is not needed. Licensed professionals often pair talk work with concrete between-session steps so progress stays connected to everyday life.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, self-esteem issues, and depression, plus related topics like guilt and shame and codependency.
How does she approach therapy sessions?
Her style is practical and conversational, focusing on talking through current problems, spotting unhelpful patterns, and trying small behavioral changes.
What experience does she bring?
Joanna has four years of professional experience as a clinician working with the concerns listed in her profile.
What credential and location does she hold?
She is a New York LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in New York.
Can I see a session in Spanish?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Does she work with international clients?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions billed?
Session cost varies with location and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the site.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.