- Years in practice
- 4
- Credentials
- LICSW
- Licensed in
- District of Columbia
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Grief
About Joelle
Joelle Purdy is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) based in the District of Columbia. She brings four years of clinical experience and a warm, person-centered manner to sessions. Joelle focuses on helping people navigate grief, parenting challenges, stress, anxiety, and changes that come with life transitions.
She listens closely and builds a calm, respectful space for people to talk through difficult feelings. Joelle blends client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness practices to help people notice patterns, try small changes, and manage upsetting thoughts or emotions.
Background and approach
Joelle also uses elements of motivational interviewing and solution-focused work when clients want clear goals or practical steps. That mix lets sessions be flexible - sometimes reflective and slow, other times active and goal-oriented. She adapts what happens in session to each person’s needs and short-term aims.
Her background includes supporting people through complicated grief, loss, and end-of-life concerns, along with caregiving stress and blended family issues. She also helps with relationship and intimacy-related concerns, self-esteem, career questions, and compassion fatigue. Sessions are offered in English and are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Joelle explains how the subscription scheduling works and invites people to complete a short matching questionnaire to get started.
What Joelle works with
Everything Joelle lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Joelle helps people with.
- Grief
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Approaches Joelle lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Joelle’s approaches work online
Joelle uses client-centered therapy to create a listening space where each person steers the conversation. This approach helps people feel heard and clarifies what matters most to them while they talk about parenting stress, grief, or relationships.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. That approach introduces simple tools and small experiments to reduce anxiety, manage low mood, or change unhelpful patterns at home or work.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Joelle works together with each person to identify goals and choose methods that fit their situation and preferences. Sessions can shift over time from reflection to skills practice depending on progress.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets you use face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick check-ins, coaching-style guidance, or brief follow-ups between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep consistent momentum toward goals.
Questions people ask about Joelle
What issues does Joelle commonly address?
She focuses on grief and loss, parenting concerns, stress, anxiety, relationships, self-esteem, career questions, depression, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is warm and interactive. She combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral and mindfulness techniques to offer both reflection and practical tools.
What kind of background does she have?
Joelle has four years of clinical experience and has worked with people facing anticipatory grief, hospice and end-of-life concerns, caregiver stress, and blended family issues.
Where is Joelle licensed and practicing?
She holds a LICSW license in the District of Columbia and practices from that region.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Joelle offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to connect.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Cost varies with location and therapist availability.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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