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Joni De Groot, LMFT

  • Experience35 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Family
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Joni

Joni De Groot, LMFT, brings 35 years of clinical experience to clients seeking help with stress, anxiety, relationships, family and parenting concerns. She frames therapy as a collaborative exploration, guiding people to notice recurring patterns that shape how they relate to themselves and others.

Background and approach

Her work blends client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral tools, mindfulness practices, Jungian perspectives, and elements of Internal Family Systems to help clients understand internal parts and shift unhelpful reactions. Her background includes roles as intake coordinator, case manager, and therapist across sub-acute care, outpatient, school, and residential settings.

She has worked alongside psychiatrists and social service agencies, and with juvenile justice and educational systems, bringing a broad systems view to individual and family work. Joni describes her style as practical and holistic, aiming to enliven perspective, reduce anxiety and stress, and build stronger coping and relationship skills.

Comfortable with online formats, she offers sessions that prioritize collaborative goal-setting and measurable strategies for change. Her clinical orientation supports work on trauma and abuse, parenting and children’s educational needs, caregiver stress, and a range of attachment and communication challenges within family and professional contexts.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Options



Internal Family Systems (IFS) is used to help clients notice and relate to different inner parts with curiosity rather than judgment; this approach can aid in resolving internal conflicts that fuel anxiety, attachment wounds, or patterns in relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) provides clear, practical strategies to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, often useful for managing stress, anxiety, and daily functioning. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy and collaborative exploration, creating a space where clients lead the pace and focus of change while the therapist reflects and supports growth.

Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences and will blend methods when appropriate to create a tailored plan. Decisions about technique and pacing are made together so clients feel involved and empowered in shaping their work.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to continue care when in-person meetings are difficult. These formats support ongoing skill-building, check-ins, and timely support while allowing clients to engage from locations that suit them.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
Joni works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, parenting challenges, and coaching needs, along with a broad set of related issues such as attachment, caregiver stress, divorce and separation, and body image.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
Her work combines client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral methods, mindfulness, Jungian influence, and Internal Family Systems ideas to explore internal parts and practical skills for everyday life.
How long has she practiced clinically?
She has 35 years of professional experience working across outpatient, school, residential, and sub-acute care settings.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California, holding CA LMFT 29377.
Does she provide services in other languages or to international clients?
She provides services in English and is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are offered?
Sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are costs and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesCoaching

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSexualityWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

35+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English