Joni Rodriguez, LPC

Joni Rodriguez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing from Texas with 18 years of experience. She brings personal and professional experience to her work, including long-term recovery from addiction and life experience that shaped her choice to become a counselor. Joni approaches sessions with directness and compassion, aiming to help people who are overwhelmed by stress, mood concerns, trauma, or substance issues find clearer ways forward.

In sessions she uses a mix of approaches so the work fits each person. She draws on cognitive behavioral methods to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses client-centered listening to create space for people to tell their story and feel heard.

Her background includes on-site roles with domestic violence survivors, residential addiction programs for men and women, children's residential care, and crisis stabilization. That practical experience informs how she structures sessions and safety planning when needed. She values informed consent and explains options so clients can decide what feels right.

Joni is part of the LGBTQIA community and identifies as neurodivergent. She is also in recovery and stays active in twelve-step work. Those aspects of her life inform her sensitivity around identity, recovery, and layered grief.

Sessions are offered in English and are available to international clients. Joni provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Joni commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is practical and action-oriented, and can be useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and some addictive patterns.

She also relies on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current worries and closeness. That approach helps when trust, grief, or patterns of separation and abandonment are getting in the way of feeling connected.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Joni will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, pace, and comfort level. She explains options and adjusts as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions are useful for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is preferred. Live chat and text messaging support brief updates, skill practice, and flexible contact between longer sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and different time zones.