Dr. Joanne Hadlock, MA Psychologist
Experienced psychologist guiding practical change
Book with JoanneWorks with
- Anger
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
How Joanne works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- MA Psychologist
- Licensed in
- Massachusetts
- Years in practice
- 35
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Joanne
Dr. Joanne Hadlock is a psychologist with an MA and more than 35 years of clinical experience. She practices in Massachusetts and brings a long career of helping adults facing stress, relationship strain, career transitions, and grief.
Her approach aims to be flexible and practical to meet each person where they are. She uses a mix of well-known methods to help people manage mood, anxiety, addiction concerns, and anger. Sessions often include straightforward problem solving alongside chances to reflect on values and goals.
Background and approach
She also offers coaching for career decisions and support through major life changes. Joanne favors a human-centered style that emphasizes respect and trust. She frames work as a collaboration - client and therapist decide what to try next.
Insight and practical steps are both part of the process when they fit the situation. Her background includes work in university clinical settings, independent practice, and corporate counseling around job transition. That variety shaped a treatment style that adapts to different needs, from communication skills to stress reduction techniques.
Therapy sessions may include mindfulness exercises, emotion-focused conversations, cognitive strategies, and action plans. She also brings experience with adoption and foster care topics, caregiver stress, attachment issues, and family origin concerns. Sessions are offered in English and delivered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
What Joanne works with
Everything Joanne lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Joanne's practice.
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Joanne lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small steps that match those values while accepting difficult feelings. It can help when people struggle with anger, stress, or life transitions by shifting attention to meaningful action rather than avoidance.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship. The therapist listens deeply and follows the client's lead to build trust and understanding, which can be useful for communication problems, intimacy issues, and caregiver stress.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. It often includes short exercises, behavior experiments, and tools to reduce anxiety, depression, and problematic reactions like intense anger.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide whether to focus on skills training, emotional processing, values-based action, or a mix of methods.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for face-to-face work and skill practice, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, and text-based options fit quick check-ins or ongoing coaching. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between sessions.
Questions people ask about Joanne
What concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and communication problems, addictions, grief, anger, ADHD, and related family or caregiving stresses.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is human-centered and collaborative. She blends insight work with practical steps and tailors methods to each person's needs.
How long has she been practicing?
She has over 35 years of clinical experience in university settings, independent practice, and corporate counseling for job transitions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an MA and is listed as Psychologist 4312. Her practice is based in Massachusetts.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.