Joan Paradis, LCSW

Joan Paradis offers a relaxed, conversational approach that centers on meeting each person where they are in their journey. She recognizes the courage it takes to seek support and to make changes, and she aims to accompany clients through discovery and growth with patience and respect. As an active, nonjudgmental listener, she creates space for people to open up at their own pace and focuses on helping individuals thrive in both personal and professional areas of life.

Joan emphasizes empathy, compassion, and respect for each person’s values and concerns, working to promote emotional growth and healing in a manner that feels safe and supportive. She draws from evidence-based methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing, mindfulness-based techniques, and client-centered therapy to tailor sessions to each person’s needs.

With 13 years of experience and credentials as an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - in Illinois, Joan has supported people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, grief, addictions, bipolar disorder, parenting concerns, career challenges, compassion fatigue, and other life transitions. She also brings focus to needs that arise from disaster response, first responder work, hospice and end-of-life counseling, isolation, mood disorders, and workplace difficulties. Joan provides therapy in English and aims to foster a collaborative environment where clients’ strengths and goals guide the work.