- Relationship-focused
- Grief and loss support
- Career coaching
About Joy
Her background includes work in schools, community mental health settings, and independent practice. That mix shaped an approach that blends mental health techniques with coaching and career guidance. She uses what works to help people set goals, notice roadblocks, and move forward.
In sessions she listens closely and helps clarify priorities and boundaries. She sets straightforward goals with clients and follows up so progress doesn’t stall. She also draws on training in grief and loss to help people facing major endings and transitions.
Her clinical toolbox includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, EMDR, Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. She also holds a doctorate in Leadership, which she uses to offer coaching for career or life-purpose shifts.
Dr. Davis’s work centers on problems like stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strains, career change, and compassion fatigue. Her aim is practical: help people process feelings, try new ways of thinking, and rediscover their own strengths. She conducts sessions in English and is based in Florida.
How certain approaches translate to online support
Dr. Davis often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that improve daily life. CBT is practical and works well for anxiety, depression, and stress. She also draws on EMDR for people processing trauma or painful memories; EMDR involves guided techniques to help the brain reprocess distressing experiences and reduce emotional intensity.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and preferences, then suggest approaches to try. Clients and the therapist check in together and adjust methods as progress is made.
Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time and letting sessions happen from different everyday settings. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed, and make scheduling around work or family responsibilities simpler. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT or EMDR techniques to remote sessions, and the therapist will explain how a chosen approach will be used in the session plan.
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she help with?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, career changes, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting concerns, anger, depression, and compassion fatigue among other life challenges.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and down-to-earth with attention to goals and practical steps. She listens closely, helps set boundaries, and checks in on progress.
What kind of experience does she have?
She has 20 years of counseling experience across educational settings, community mental health, and independent practice, including volunteer work with hospice programs.
What are her credentials and location?
She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and is licensed as a Florida LCSW and a Georgia LCSW. Her practice is based in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin therapy?
Use the continue button on this profile, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.