Joni Rodriguez
Experienced LPC with lived recovery and LGBTQIA perspective
LPC Texas
- Experience
- 18 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, LGBT
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Joni
Joni Rodriguez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 18 years of clinical and lived experience. She draws on long personal and professional history to help people facing anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, grief, and other life challenges.
Background and approach
Joni also brings perspective as a member of the LGBTQIA community and as someone in long-term recovery from addiction. She uses a blend of practical methods rather than a single formula.
That blend can include cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thinking, attachment-based ideas to repair connection, and client-centered listening to help people feel heard. Sessions emphasize simple skills you can try between meetings and plain talk about what is working and what is not.
Her background includes years working with survivors of domestic violence, residential addiction programs, children's residential settings, and crisis stabilization. Those roles shaped a calm, steady style that focuses on safety and clear next steps.
Joni also values informed consent and explains treatment choices so clients know what to expect. People often come for help with relationship friction, parenting strain, self-esteem, ADHD, and coping with major life changes.
Joni also supports clients dealing with eating concerns, intimacy questions, chronic health issues, and caregiver stress. Her approach is adaptable and aimed at practical change.
Sessions are offered through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, and she works with clients across state lines and internationally. To begin, a short matching questionnaire connects people to scheduling and the first session.
How Joni's Approaches Work Online
Joni commonly uses attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioral techniques in online work. Attachment-based work focuses on understanding patterns of closeness and distance and helps people change how they connect. Cognitive behavioral techniques look at thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful habits.She also integrates client-centered therapy, which emphasizes listening and meeting people where they are. Choosing the right mix of these approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then adjust methods as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls let you use visual cues during conversations. Phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited or when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat or text can be useful for brief check-ins, skill practice, or when scheduling makes longer appointments difficult. These options help clients fit therapy into busy lives and keep continuity between sessions.
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Experience
18+ years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English