Juanita Haskins, LPC
Practical support for adults facing life changes
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- Collaborative approach
- Skills focused
- Adult clients 18+
About Juanita
She comes alongside clients to address overwhelming stress, panic, grief, and relationship or parenting strain. Sessions focus on discovering concrete coping steps. Juanita emphasizes learning new behaviors and thinking habits that make everyday life easier.
Her work draws from cognitive behavioral ideas and client-centered methods, with tools from acceptance-based and skills-focused approaches. She uses brief, solution-oriented strategies and motivational interviewing techniques when helpful. Treatment plans are shaped to the person sitting in the room rather than a one-size-fits-all protocol.
Juanita supports adults working through addictions, bipolar mood concerns, trauma and abuse, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and end-of-life challenges among other issues. She also helps people with anger, impulsivity, communication problems, codependency, and attachment-related difficulties.
In sessions she focuses on building insight, creating meaning, and teaching skills that remain useful after therapy ends. Her style is collaborative and practical, aimed at steady, usable change rather than quick fixes.
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Experience
12+ years
Credentials
Virginia
Languages
English
How her approaches guide online work
Juanita uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) frequently. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. ACT helps people notice what matters to them and take small, value-driven actions even when uncomfortable feelings are present.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Juanita will listen to your goals and try different strategies to see what fits. The process is collaborative, with adjustments based on what helps you make steady progress.
Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since online session formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let people use video or audio options depending on comfort and bandwidth. Check the current session options to choose what works best for your schedule and daily routine.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
Juanita works with adults on issues such as anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and grief. She also supports people facing caregiving strain, chronic illness, bipolar mood concerns, and relationship or parenting stress.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and collaborative. Sessions focus on teaching skills, changing unhelpful thinking, and creating manageable steps for everyday life.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 12 years of clinical experience working with adults on a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What credential and region does she practice in?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Virginia.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a therapy relationship?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.