Joanna Crawford, Licensed Professional Counselor, (she/her)
Mental Health Therapist
Joanna is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Oregon. Joanna graduated in 2015 from the George Fox University Graduate Program with a degree in School Counseling. Before that, Joanna had seven years of experience supporting families and children in crisis. Since then, Joanna has been a trainer for the state of Oregon and an adult educator for a community college. Joanna has taught counseling theory, case management, child development, parenting strategies, and trauma-informed practices.
Joanna has over 15 years of experience in mental health and family support and is passionate about working with women's issues and clients with ADHD. Joanna has a particular focus on supporting clients navigating executive functioning challenges related to ADHD, helping them build practical strategies to manage daily life, work, and relationships more effectively.
Joanna believes the client is the expert in their life and experience. Joanna sees her role as helping her clients find their path by considering their options and goals and seeing what will work best for them and their lives. Joanna uses strategies built through motivational interviewing to create partnerships and elicit and evoke the changes her clients desire for themselves and their families. Joanna's approach involves profoundly listening to her clients, building rapport, establishing goals for treatment, and evaluating the need for outside services and support.
Joanna also draws on cognitive and dialectical behavioral approaches, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and parts work when clients seek skills to master their challenges, understand different aspects of themselves, and build a more values-driven life — including clients with ADHD and executive functioning difficulties. Joanna's work is grounded in a social justice, equity, and feminist lens.
Joanna enjoys spending time with her children, husband, and numerous pets. Joanna can always be found planning her next trip to the coast or Bend, or dreaming of her next Disneyland vacation. Joanna finds joy in crafting, gardening, and playing board games.