Joann Chavez-Holder, LCSW

Joann Chavez-Holder is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Kentucky with 20 years of experience. She offers a warm, interactive counseling style that focuses on respectful, compassionate conversation. Joann aims to help people reduce stress and anxiety and to find clearer ways to handle day-to-day challenges.

She has long experience working with individuals affected by depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and grief. She has also supported people recovering from physical trauma and emotional abuse. Much of her early work involved helping parents and caregivers improve communication at home.

Joann blends cognitive behavioral ideas with mindfulness and trauma-focused approaches. That means sessions mix practical strategies for changing unhelpful thoughts with breathing and grounding practices. She adapts her conversation and plans to each person’s needs instead of using a one-size-fits-all method.

Her style is collaborative and direct. Joann listens first, then helps people try small steps that can ease symptoms and improve daily routines. She avoids stigmatizing labels and focuses on real problems people bring into sessions.

If someone is ready to start, Joann supports clients through the initial steps and works to build momentum toward better functioning. Her background in family communication and trauma work informs how she shapes treatment plans and goals.

How Joann’s approaches translate to online work

Joann uses cognitive behavioral ideas and trauma-focused methods that adapt well to conversation-based therapy. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and stress. Trauma-Focused Therapy centers on stabilizing reactions to past harm and developing strategies to manage triggers and strong emotions.

She also draws on mindfulness techniques to teach simple breath and grounding practices that reduce stress in the moment. These practices are easy to try during a session and to use between appointments to interrupt worry and rumination.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will listen to your concerns, try different techniques, and tailor the plan to your goals and preferences. That collaborative process helps decide which methods to emphasize as work progresses.

Session format options are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce time spent traveling to appointments. Talk with the therapist when you match to pick a practical schedule and session length that fits your routine.