Joana Sossaman is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, relationship and intimacy struggles, and the effects of trauma.
01About Joana
Joana Sossaman is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, relationship and intimacy struggles, and the effects of trauma. She speaks plainly and meets each person where they are. Her style aims to make starting therapy feel manageable for someone worried or overwhelmed.
Joana emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in sessions. She works with clients to shape a plan that fits their life and goals rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.
Background and approach
Conversations are practical and rooted in what the person brings to the room. Her approach pulls from work with trauma and grief, including the use of trauma-focused methods and EMDR as appropriate. She also draws on existential ideas to help people find meaning when life feels uncertain.
Those tools are adapted to each person’s pace and comfort level. With seven years of clinical experience, Joana brings a steady, straightforward presence. She pays attention to co-occurring concerns such as codependency, dissociation, and process addictions when they show up alongside core issues.
Sessions often focus on small, doable steps that reduce distress and build resilience. Joana is licensed in Texas and New Mexico as LPC and LPCC and practices from New Mexico. She offers sessions in English and supports several formats for talk and check-ins to match a client’s schedule and daily demands.
02Credentials
- LPC (Texas)
- License 79734 · expires February 2027
- LPCC (New Mexico)
- License CTB-2023-0149 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1386147015 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Joana lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Methods Joana names
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04Online support
Online approaches for trauma and meaning
Joana often combines trauma-focused therapy with EMDR and existential approaches to address distress. Trauma-focused work concentrates on identifying and processing memories and patterns that keep someone feeling stuck, which can help with post-traumatic stress, panic attacks, and complex trauma reactions. EMDR is a structured method that can reduce the intensity of painful memories by guiding bilateral stimulation alongside focused recall, which people often use for sexual assault, abuse, or other traumatic events.Existential therapy helps when life feels uncertain or empty by inviting conversations about values, purpose, and choices. Joana treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process - she will listen to your goals, try methods carefully, and adjust based on what helps you make steady progress together.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for people balancing work, family, or long commutes. Video calls let you have a session similar to in-person work, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier on a busy day, and live chat or text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into real life while focusing on the approaches that matter most to you.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Joana help with?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, low self-esteem, and compassion fatigue among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic approach like?
Joana uses trauma-focused therapy, EMDR when appropriate, and existential perspectives to help people make sense of difficult experiences and take practical steps forward.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional experience working with a range of mental health and addiction-related concerns.
What credentials and location does she hold?
Joana holds LPC and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor LPCC credentials and practices from New Mexico.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexible ways to connect.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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