The ability to understand yourself is within reach. Your quality of life improves dramatically as you take care of your emotional, physical, social, occupational, spiritual and intellectual wellness. My name is Jo Ann Simmons, a caring and compassionate Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Certified Coach with over 25 years of counseling experience. For many years I have enjoyed working with clients addressing a wide range of concerns that affect different ages of women and men.
My approach is Holistic/Integrative while I offer tools and suggestions aimed at living a well-rounded satisfying life. My advanced training includes Gestalt Therapy, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Military Family Life Consulting, Life Coaching, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). I have worked in private practice and in residential treatment programs for clients who experienced trauma.
Developing a trusting relationship and forming a therapeutic alliance with my clients is very important to establish in our first few sessions together. We work together as a team by treating each other with kindness and respect in a non-judgmental way. I will always hold you in a light of honor and dignity as you reveal your inner life to me. I know how much courage it takes to seek help and I will tailor my therapy to meet your personal needs for healing. If for some reason your situation is out of my scope I will provide you with referrals to services that can better meet your needs.
Some of the following topics that I address are: singles issues, aging, and divorce at different stages, dating, life-transition, career loss/change, mild depression, relationship issues, phobias, trauma, low self-esteem, stress reduction, grief/loss, and P.T.S.D.
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Coaching, Adoption and Foster Care, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Blended Family Issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Dependent Personality, Eating and Food-Related Issues, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fertility Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Military and Veterans Issues, Multicultural Concerns, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy
FL LMHC MH6324
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Love her. Professional, kind and knowledgeable.
Written on Nov 04, 2023 after therapy with Jo Ann for 1 year and 10 months on issues concerning grief
Jo Ann is so kind, and creates a sacred space, where I don't feel judged. There is a level of trust when I share with her, and I can confide in her. She is knowledgeable and sweet. I have gained a lot of clarity from our sessions & tons of personal growth. I will continue seeing her and can't wait to continue on the road to self-love and building healthy relationships with others & with myself.
Written on Aug 23, 2021 after therapy with Jo Ann for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, and coaching
Working with Jo Ann has been an extremely beneficial process as she seeks to understand me and help me to achieve my goals. I’d recommend her to anyone looking for support.
Written on Dec 07, 2020 after therapy with Jo Ann for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
As you understand how good somebody is at their job. She’s not only wonderful for me. She is the sort of counselor that the professionals would listen to and have faith in her.
And I’m saying this after only two visits on FaceTime with her.
She is very good if I have not made that clear, let me state it now.
Thank you.
Written on Nov 02, 2020 after therapy with Jo Ann for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, and family conflicts