Meet Joanna
Welcome! I have worked in a range of settings, helping countless clients from a diversity of backgrounds since I started training in 2008. Having lived in England, Cyprus, and the US, I am particularly sensitive to issues around immigration, culture, identity, bias, and belonging.
My approach is primarily psychoanalytic which focuses on understanding the unconscious, and developing insight about ourselves and others. This often involves an examination of the past, with the intention of freeing ourselves up in the present, and as an investment for our future. Psychoanalytic psychotherapy is based on over 100 years of practice and research, and has repeatedly been proven to lead to lasting change. People often leave therapy living life in a more connected, creative, joyous, authentic, and meaningful way, as well as feeling more in tune with their body. I also integrate cognitive/behavioral, neuroscientific, existential, and spiritual perspectives in my work.
NY License 020316.
Education:
BSc Psychology, Nottingham University, 2006.
Counseling Psychology Certificate, City University London, 2007.
Doctor of Psychology in Clinical psychology (PsyD), The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 2012. Accredited by the American Psychological Association.
Scholars Certificate in Parent Infant Psychotherapy, Columbia University Center for Psychoanaytic Training and Research, 2022.
Contact
Email: symeoupsychology@gmail.com