Joanna Marroquin , LCSW

Joanna Marroquin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California with five years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping adults navigate stress, anxiety, grief, loss, depression, and life transitions, offering a compassionate and respectful approach tailored to each person’s circumstances. Joanna brings particular attention to issues affecting the LGBT community and to challenges related to adoption and foster care, caregiving stress, chronic illness or disability, and relationship or communication difficulties.

Her work also addresses feelings of guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, questions of life purpose, post-traumatic stress, women's concerns, and challenges common to young adults. Joanna emphasizes collaboration, adjusting dialogue and treatment plans to fit individual needs and goals. She supports clients through practical coping strategies as well as emotional processing, encouraging the courage it takes to pursue a more fulfilling and happier life.

Joanna aims to empower people as they take the first steps toward change, meeting them with sensitivity and a steady commitment to their wellbeing. She offers therapy in both English and Spanish to better serve bilingual clients in California.

Evidence-Based Techniques and Online Care

Joanna uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and emotional processing. One common approach involves cognitive and skills-based work that helps people identify unhelpful thoughts, build coping strategies, and practice new ways of responding to stress and anxiety. This type of work can be useful for depression, anxiety, and everyday life challenges.

For grief and loss, Joanna employs grief-focused strategies that guide clients through mourning and adjustment, helping them integrate change while honoring what they have lost. For clients affected by trauma or persistent stress, a trauma-informed perspective emphasizes safety, pacing, and respect for each person’s history and resilience.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Joanna collaborates with clients to determine which techniques best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts the plan over time based on what is most helpful. This collaborative stance supports meaningful progress and a sense of agency.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - so clients can choose the format that fits their schedule and comfort level. These options make it easier to access regular support and maintain continuity of care while balancing life responsibilities.