Joanna Bryan, a qualified Counselor (MS, LMHC), creates a therapeutic environment where clients can explore the full range of their experiences and feel compassionately witnessed as they navigate their feelings. In her practice, she emphasizes the importance of tending to all the relationships in life, including those with oneself and the non-human world. Joanna invites clients to delve into their deep longings, desires, and fears, offering care and understanding to reshape old patterns, fostering new choices, connections, pleasures, and ways of being. She is particularly adept at discussing sexual health topics, helping individuals to cultivate more fulfilling intimate experiences while enhancing their awareness and acceptance of their sexuality and desires. Joanna's work is profoundly informed by themes of gender, race, disability, sexuality, culture, colonization, immigration, language, class, spirituality, and the impact of past traumas. She is experienced in supporting survivors of sexual trauma and intimate partner violence. Joanna serves adult individuals (18+) and couples, ensuring a safe and supportive space for all clients to explore their therapeutic journeys.