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Joni Rodriguez, LPC

  • Experience18 years
  • LocationTexas
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Addictions
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Joni

Joni Rodriguez is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 18 years of clinical experience. She trained later in life after confronting profound personal loss and turned that experience into a commitment to helping others navigate trauma, mood disorders, and addiction.

Background and approach

Her clinical path includes both formal graduate training and many years of hands-on work in settings such as addiction treatment, crisis stabilization, and residential care for children. Rodriguez blends a range of therapeutic techniques to tailor care to each client, drawing on approaches like cognitive behavioral methods, attachment-informed work, and emotion-focused strategies.

She discloses lived experience in recovery and identifies as a member of the LGBTQIA community and as neurodivergent, which informs an empathic, lived-experience perspective in sessions. Her practice emphasizes informed consent and collaborative planning so clients understand therapeutic options and participate in choosing what best fits their needs.

She accepts international clients and offers multiple remote session formats. Prospective clients are encouraged to complete a brief matching questionnaire to begin scheduling according to her availability.

Evidence-Informed Approaches and Online Options

Attachment-based work emphasizes understanding how early relational patterns shape emotional responses and relationship dynamics, and it can be helpful for people grappling with attachment issues, abandonment, and intimacy concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides practical skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which often supports clients dealing with strong emotions, addiction, or self-destructive patterns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process rather than a one-time decision. The therapist collaborates with each client to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and then integrates techniques from these approaches to build a treatment plan that fits the individual’s situation.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing sessions to fit into busy schedules and different life circumstances. These formats can make consistent care more accessible for clients who live at a distance, have mobility constraints, or prefer remote contact, while still allowing licensed professionals to work closely with clients toward their goals.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Common areas of focus include trauma and PTSD, addictions, depression, anxiety, ADHD, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and a wide range of co-occurring concerns such as body image, caregiver stress, and chronic illness.
What is the general therapeutic style and approach?
The practice emphasizes a collaborative, client-centered stance while drawing from evidence-based methods including cognitive behavioral techniques, attachment-informed work, DBT skills, and emotionally-focused interventions to meet individual needs.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
She brings 18 years of professional experience that includes work in addiction treatment, crisis stabilization, and children’s residential care as well as long-term independent practice experience.
What credentials and location apply to this clinician?
She holds an LPC credential with the designation TX LPC 63758 and practices from Texas while offering remote services to clients in other locations.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and the therapist does accept international clients for remote work.
Which session formats are offered for therapy?
Remote options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesDepression

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

18+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English

What Joni can help with

Joni Rodriguez works with clients on stress and anxiety, addictions, LGBT, relationship issues, and depression.

Joni works with domestic violence survivors, addiction (men's and women's, both out patient and residential), children's residential, and crisis stabilization.

How Joni approaches therapy

Joni's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Gottman Method, and Mindfulness Therapy.

Experience and training

Joni is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Texas, with 18 years of clinical experience.

Joni has been a member of the LGBTQIA community.