Profile / United States
Joni De Groot, LMFT
California
LMFT in California - Stress and Relationships
See online therapy options- CBT and mindfulness
- Family and parenting
- Skills and coaching
About Joni
Joni De Groot is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 35 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, parenting, and coaching. Joni works with adults and children across a wide age range and addresses issues that affect daily life and relationships.
Her style is practical and structured. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside client-centered methods, dialectical behavior techniques, Jungian ideas, and mindfulness practices. Sessions emphasize noticing unhelpful thoughts and habits, testing small changes, and building concrete skills to handle stress, anxiety, and communication problems.
Joni’s background includes work as an intake coordinator, case manager, and therapist in sub-acute care, outpatient clinics, schools, and residential settings. She has worked on multidisciplinary teams with psychiatrists, social service agencies, juvenile justice, and educational systems. That experience informs how she helps people manage complex situations at home, school, and work.
Typical topics she addresses include attachment and abandonment concerns, caregiver stress, body image and codependency, blended family challenges, divorce and separation, and developmental issues such as autism and DMDD. She also supports people dealing with aging and geriatric matters and coping after disasters.
In sessions she emphasizes collaboration. Clients and Joni set measurable goals, practice skills between meetings, and review progress. For people who want straightforward, skills-based work on relationships, parenting, anxiety, or stress, she offers a direct, organized approach that focuses on what to try next.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Joni uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT focuses on practical exercises, small experiments, and skills people can practice between sessions to reduce anxiety or improve communication.She also uses client-centered therapy, which means the therapist listens closely and follows the client’s priorities while offering reflections and guidance. Dialectical Behavior Therapy adds concrete tools for emotional regulation and distress tolerance, useful when emotions feel intense or relationships are strained.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Joni reviews goals and preferences with each person and adjusts methods as progress and needs become clearer. Clients and therapist set measurable steps and check them regularly so work stays focused and goal-oriented.
Session formats are not listed explicitly in the biography, so confirm current online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into busy schedules, shorten travel time, allow shorter check-in sessions when needed, and offer video or audio options depending on comfort and bandwidth. Those practical benefits often help clients maintain consistent work on stress, parenting challenges, and relationship skills.
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
35+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she most often help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, parenting and coaching. Additional areas include attachment, divorce, caregiver stress, body image, and developmental concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and structured, using CBT principles with client-centered listening and mindfulness. Sessions focus on noticing thoughts and testing new responses.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 35 years of experience working in clinics, schools, residential care, and multidisciplinary teams. That background shapes how she handles complex family and system issues.
What credential and location does she hold?
She is an LMFT licensed in California and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact fees are provided during the booking process.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That starts the process of arranging an initial meeting.
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