Joan Berzoff

Joan Berzoff is a highly experienced clinical social worker and therapist with almost fifty years of practice under her belt. She has authored six books and forty articles, and serves as a professor emerita at the Smith College School for Social Work, where she co-directed the doctoral program and led the theory sequence in the Masters Program for over twenty years. Joan specializes in psychodynamically oriented relational work and provides insight-oriented therapy to a diverse range of adults facing challenges such as anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship difficulties. With a commitment to understanding gender and LGBTQ+ issues, as well as addressing racial trauma, she approaches therapy with sensitivity and respect for cultural backgrounds. Additionally, Joan directed an end-of-life certificate program for over fifteen years, which informs her work with grief and bereavement, while remaining dedicated to both long and short-term therapy regarding work and relationship concerns. Her deep and abiding interest in human development and resilience in the face of adversity reflects her belief in the transformative power of human relationships in fostering change.