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Joanna Ekevati, AASW
Australia
AASW social worker - stress and trauma
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Attachment work
About Joanna
Joanna Ekevati is an AASW social worker with 13 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger and coping with life changes. Joanna works in Australia and provides sessions in English.
Joanna uses practical, evidence-informed approaches in her work. She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based ideas to help people notice thoughts, test them, and change patterns that cause distress. She also draws on client-centred and mindfulness methods to slow things down when emotions feel overwhelming.
Her background includes hospital and community settings, crisis work and correctional services. This experience contributed to her skills in risk assessment, crisis intervention and multidisciplinary planning. Joanna has supported people dealing with domestic and family violence, suicidal ideation, caregiving strain and complex family problems.
Joanna has worked with clients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and has experience with child protection contexts. She holds a Master of Applied Social Work and uses a direct, respectful style in sessions. People can expect clear steps, practical exercises and collaborative problem solving.
She commonly helps with relationship and attachment issues, abandonment concerns, body image, communication problems, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, and end-of-life and hospice related counselling. Joanna invites straightforward conversations about what is most pressing and pragmatic ways to manage day-to-day demands.
How CBT, ACT and attachment work online
Joanna uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thinking and behaviour patterns that keep problems going and then tries small behavioural experiments to change those patterns. CBT is useful for anxiety, stress and unhelpful habits because it focuses on clear steps and measurable tasks.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people make space for difficult feelings while choosing actions aligned with personal values. ACT is often helpful when avoidance or rumination gets in the way of daily life. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to look at early relationship patterns and how they affect current communication and trust issues.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Joanna will collaborate with clients to pick methods that fit their goals and preferences, adjusting methods as they learn what helps. This is a practical, trial-and-see process rather than a single fixed path.
The biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into busy schedules, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Discussing practical needs at the first appointment helps decide the best way to work together.
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger and coping with life changes, among other related concerns.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test them with practical exercises and behavioural experiments.
What is her professional background?
She has 13 years of clinical experience, including hospital, crisis and corrections work, and holds a Master of Applied Social Work.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an AASW social worker and is based in Australia.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
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