Joni Obrecht, LPCC

Joni Obrecht, LPCC, focuses on helping people who are juggling stress, health setbacks, grief, and life changes find steady ground. She aims to create an atmosphere where clients feel respected and heard. Conversations are direct, warm, and practical so people can start making changes right away.

With 17 years of experience in Ohio, she draws on several approaches to match what each person needs. Joni uses client-centered methods to prioritize what matters to the individual. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools when they help manage strong emotions or persistent patterns.

Sessions often focus on clear, short-term goals. She helps people notice unhelpful thinking, practice new skills, and try small experiments between meetings. Many clients work on anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship stress, caregiving strain, chronic illness adjustment, or navigating major life transitions.

Joni describes her style as interactive and non-judgmental. She helps people build coping tools for anger, addiction concerns, or mood instability while addressing family and communication problems. Work can include managing grief, improving intimacy, or handling the demands of caregiving.

People interested in starting are invited to use the site’s Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire. Scheduling follows the therapist’s availability and the process is set up to match goals and practical needs before sessions begin.

How these approaches shape online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and experience, letting conversations follow what matters most to them and helping them feel heard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches specific techniques to shift unhelpful patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers practical skills for tolerating distress and managing strong emotions, which can help with mood swings, impulsive behavior, and relationship strain.

Finding the right fit is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose approaches that match their needs and goals. That decision evolves over a few sessions as progress and preferences become clearer.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy day and keeping momentum between appointments. Because the exact session formats are not listed here, confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to keep appointments during a work break, reduce travel time, and allow steady support while managing health issues or caregiving duties. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT or DBT exercises for remote sessions so skill practice and check-ins continue between visits.