JoAnna Cole , LCPC

JoAnna Cole is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with five years of clinical experience working across school systems, crisis response, child welfare, and community mental health. She combines practical experience with a commitment to advocacy and cultural awareness, and she is currently pursuing a Doctorate in International Psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.

Her practice centers on supporting people who have been deeply affected by systems, offering therapy that honors identity, community, and resilience. JoAnna creates emotionally attuned spaces where clients can be seen, heard, and supported through healing. She draws on trauma-informed care to recognize and respond to the impacts of traumatic experiences, strengths-based practice to build on existing resources and capacities, and solution-focused strategies to help clients set and reach achievable goals.

JoAnna works with individuals and families on issues such as family dynamics, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, self-esteem, and depression, and she also addresses related concerns including attachment and adoption issues, communication difficulties, loneliness, and life purpose. Her approach is tailored, empowering, and affirming, aimed at helping clients move toward restored well-being and clearer direction.

Trauma-Informed and Strengths-Based Online Care

JoAnna uses trauma-informed care to first understand how past traumatic experiences may affect a person’s reactions, relationships, and daily functioning. This approach focuses on safety, choice, and pacing to help clients rebuild stability and regain a sense of control. Strengths-based practice is another core approach she employs - it identifies and amplifies the client’s existing resources and skills to support change and resilience. Solution-focused techniques are used to set concrete, short-term goals and to develop practical steps toward those goals, which can be helpful for navigating parenting challenges, communication problems, and mood concerns.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is collaborative. JoAnna partners with each client to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and she adjusts methods over time to find the best fit. Clients and therapist work together to prioritize what matters most and to track progress in ways that feel meaningful.

Online sessions - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - offer flexibility for busy schedules and for those who live far from in-person services. These options make it easier to attend regular sessions, maintain continuity of care, and access licensed professionals and therapists from different locations, supporting consistent progress toward therapeutic goals.