Joan Davis
My name is Joan Davis. I am an LCSW in Texas, license number 59761. My therapy approach derives from my family farm origin, living with 7 siblings and hardworking parents. Our lives are centered on the faith. attitude, and endurance that are necessary to survive harshness and depend upon the beauty of nature to sustain us. In my adult years, my husband and I built a small business that was lost after 25 years to a hostile takeover. This business loss has led me to my true calling .The richness of the counseling relationship has opened my eyes to the joy of helping others realize their self-worth. It is my hope to facilitate the change in my client that serves to make his/her life more joyful and purposeful. I try to make my clients feel as though they are talking with an old friend whose advice has value. I invite humor and spirituality in our sessions when needed.
First session
I believe in helping a person find himself, first through naming his sense of ethics and morality. We then learn how to think and process information. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) helps my client learn about feelings and how they originate from thoughts that originate from events. This understanding creates emotional regulation. My ultimate goal is that my client can bring his emotional mind together with his reasonable mind and form a wise mind.
Strengths
I work with clients with self-esteem issues. These tend to be related to all other conditions such as anxiety, stress, life changes, depression. Problems involving aging, pain, grief, childhood and adult trauma are part of my practice. I also work with premarital and marital relationships as well as mediation in matters of divorce. My clients tend to be all ages, from 14 years to aging to perfection.