Joanne Schrock, LPC

Joanne Schrock is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with eight years of clinical counseling experience. She combines a practical, cognitive-behavioral approach with a calm, direct style to help people manage stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and trauma-related issues.

She has worked in inpatient behavioral health and emergency room crisis settings. That work gave her frequent experience with people facing depression, bipolar disorder, panic, and intense emotional reactions. She has also supported teens in a residential treatment program after traumatic events and has many years as a behavior specialist.

Joanne focuses on clear goals and concrete skill-building in sessions. She uses tools that help people notice unhelpful thoughts, test them, and try small behavior changes. She also draws on strategies from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy when they match a person’s needs.

Her approach emphasizes a straightforward professional relationship. She aims for trust, respect, and honest feedback while including the person’s own priorities in planning work together. Clients can expect practical steps to manage worry, improve sleep, handle anger, and rebuild routines.

Joanne practices in South Carolina as an LPC and provides care in English. She encourages people to take one small step toward change and will collaborate on a plan that fits each person’s life and goals.

How cognitive and skills-based therapies work online

Joanne uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes that can ease anxiety and low mood. CBT focuses on practical exercises, short experiments, and clear steps a person can try between sessions.

She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotional regulation and distress tolerance, offering concrete tools to manage strong feelings and reduce impulsive reactions. Solution-Focused Therapy is used to set short-term goals and build on what is already working in someone’s life.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about symptoms, daily routines, and goals, then try methods that fit those needs. Adjustments are made as work progresses so the plan stays useful and realistic.

Please confirm the available session formats before booking, as formats are not listed in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy day, reduce travel time, allow brief check-ins when needed, and support ongoing practice of skills at home. Licensed professionals can help tailor session length and pacing to match work, school, or caregiving schedules.