Joni De Groot, LMFT

Joni De Groot, LMFT, helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, parenting strains, and caregiving burdens. She works with individuals and couples and offers coaching-style support to navigate life transitions. Her emphasis includes aging and geriatric issues among many other concerns, and she brings a practical approach to everyday problems.

Joni uses a mix of client-centered listening and cognitive-behavioral tools to help people notice patterns that shape their choices. She also draws on dialectical skills, Jungian ideas, and mindfulness to broaden how clients understand their feelings. Sessions focus on clear steps people can try between meetings, not just talk.

She has worked in outpatient clinics, schools, residential settings, and sub-acute care for more than 35 years. That history includes roles as an intake coordinator, case manager, and team therapist collaborating with psychiatrists and social service agencies. This background informs a flexible, realistic style of care.

In practice, Joni aims to help clients see their situation from a wider angle and build practical skills for day-to-day life. She frames therapy as a collaborative exploration where the client leads and she offers methods that fit each person’s needs. The goal is often relief from anxiety, better relationship habits, and stronger coping skills for parenting and caregiving stress.

Her work is grounded in long experience and a focus on measurable change. People who prefer a straightforward, supportive clinician find her approach approachable and oriented toward real-world results.

How her approaches shape online therapy

Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and following the client's lead. The therapist focuses on understanding a person’s experience and reflecting it back to help clarify goals and next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thought and behavior patterns and teaches practical strategies to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful habits. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, adds skills for managing strong emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences and suggest a blend of methods that fits each situation. Decisions about techniques are made collaboratively and can change as progress is made.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit visits into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people choose quieter times that work for them. Many people find online meetings reduce travel time and help keep continuity of care during life transitions. Licensed professionals tailor the approach so therapy can focus on usable skills and clearer thinking, even when meeting remotely.