Hi, I’m Joana, a therapist practicing in New Jersey.

Types of Therapy I offer

  • Individual Therapy

  • Couples Therapy

  • Expressive art techniques

  • Sand play therapy

  • Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)

I often work with

  • adults; women & men

    • I am experienced in working with college students

  • minors; children, adolescents, & teens

  • immigrants, first-generation Americans, & children of immigrants.

Languages Spoken: English & Portuguese (Iberian/European)

Areas of Expertise:

  • Relationship challenges - marital and premarital

  • Peer relationships/friendships

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Perfectionism

  • Self-esteem

  • School fears

  • Sleep challenges

  • Life Transitions

  • Grief: loss of a family member, pet, job, friendship, and more

  • Guilt & Shame

  • Coping with stress

  • Coping with chronic health issues

How to book a session with me:

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I am an out-of-network therapist.

I’ll help you submit a superbill & your insurance company will reimburse you.

Use this script to call your insurance company and better understand your benefits.

Learn more about what a superbill is in this Gottman blog post here.

Healing doesn't mean what was painful never occurred, or that we approve of it.

It means that the pain no longer has a tight grasp on our lives on most days.