Joana Hissa completed her Master’s in Counseling at NYU and her Doctorate in Counseling Psychology at Trinity College in Dublin. The focus of her doctoral training was on the impact of emotion-focused therapy for the treatment of anxiety and depression. Since completing her training at NYU, Joana has completed her additional training and work internationally, including work in Dublin, London and Lisbon. Joana has worked across the lifespan with a variety of presenting difficulties and complexities. She has some specific experience with immigrant and expat high school, college, and graduate students, in addition to her other work.

Joana believes in first creating a trusting, empathic and non-judgemental therapy space where the individual can feel safe and cared for, one that promotes emotional healing and transformation. She aims to foster an understanding of how one’s current difficulties came to be and to strengthen one’s core self to move forward meaningfully. 

Joana is trained in emotion-focused therapy and employs this therapy in her psychotherapy work to help the individual articulate, regulate and transform emotional pain. She also draws from person-centered, psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, dialectical behavioral therapies and attachment-based family therapy to inform treatment. 

Joana works with young people, 18+,  and adults struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship difficulties, and general life stressors. In addition to her work in English, Joana also provides care in Portuguese. To schedule an intake to see if Joana is a right fit for you, please call 857-304-4025 x103 or email.