Joni De Groot

Collaborative, practical therapy for stress and relationships

LMFT California

Experience: 35 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Joni

Joni De Groot is a California-based LMFT with 35 years of clinical experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship and family challenges, parenting concerns, and life-coaching goals.

Background and approach

She emphasizes collaboration and helps clients identify the recurring patterns that shape how they relate to themselves, others, and the wider world. Her style blends client-centered care with cognitive behavioral ideas, complemented by mindfulness practice and occasional Jungian perspectives.

Across her career she has worked in diverse settings including outpatient programs, schools, residential care, and sub-acute facilities, often as part of multidisciplinary teams alongside psychiatrists and social service agencies. That background informs a practical yet holistic approach: she attends to immediate coping skills while also looking at bigger system and relational dynamics.

Joni offers online options and frames therapy as a cooperative process aimed at increasing coping ability, easing distress, and strengthening communication and parenting skills for life at home and in work or school environments.

Approaches and Online Care Tailored to Your Needs

Joni integrates cognitive behavioral methods and client-centered work to create clear, practical pathways for change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and adjusting thoughts and behaviors that contribute to stress and anxiety, often providing concrete strategies to manage symptoms and improve daily functioning. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an empathic, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship where the client's own goals and pace guide the work, fostering self-understanding and personal growth.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and she collaborates with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative exploration helps tailor sessions so clients feel engaged in decisions about focus, pacing, and techniques used in therapy.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer practical flexibility for busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, and geographic constraints. These formats allow continuity of care and make it easier to integrate skills learned in therapy into everyday life while maintaining access to licensed professionals and therapists who can support progress over time.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Joni commonly address?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, parenting questions, and coaching needs, along with focused areas such as abandonment, attachment, body image, caregiver stress, and divorce or separation.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her work is collaborative and practical, combining a client-centered stance with cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and occasional Jungian ideas to help clients recognize and change unhelpful patterns.

What kind of experience does she bring?

She brings 35 years of clinical experience in settings including outpatient, school, residential care, and sub-acute facilities, and has worked with multidisciplinary teams and social service agencies.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is an LMFT licensed in California with license number CA LMFT 29377 and practices from California.

Which languages are offered and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are conducted in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

In what formats can sessions take place?

Available session formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.

How is cost handled for therapy with her?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working together?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesCoaching

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shame Impulsivity Isolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stress Self-harmSelf-loveSexualityWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

35+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English