Joanne Morrissey
MSW, LISW-S, RYT 500, iREST Level 2 Practitioner
Joanne Morrissey is a Supervising Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Columbia College and a Master’s Degree in Social Work from The Ohio State University. Joanne is also a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT500) with 500+ hours of classroom study and has been teaching in studios, schools, corporate businesses, gyms, prison, hospitals and private homes for over 20 years. Joanne has a Level II Certificate in Integrative Restoration Meditation, an adjunct evidenced-based approach in treating trauma, anxiety, depression, chronic pain, addiction, insomnia, and couples counseling. Her therapeutic training and experience in trauma include Trauma Informed Care and Trauma Sensitive Yoga. Joanne is certified in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Substance Use Disorder. Joanne continues to train in the Gottman Method Couples Therapy and The Buehler Institute.
Joanne’s background includes providing psychotherapy to adults over 18 with a trauma-informed and mindfulness-based approach. Processes used in therapy but not limited to are solution-focused, motivational interviewing, dialectical and cognitive behavioral. Joanne is retired from 20 years of active duty in the Air Force. She has had the honor of working with Veterans, particularly combat Veterans, and introducing adjunct evidence-based approaches in healing post-traumatic stress depression, addiction and insomnia.
Joanne is looking forward to working with you in opening the doors to empowerment, self-compassion, mindfulness and resilience.
In Joanne’s free time, she loves to continue learning, walking, hiking, practicing and teaching yoga, gardening, dancing, listening to music, visiting museums, traveling and being with loved ones.
You can Contact Joanne to schedule.
What does trauma recovery mean to you?
“Providing Trauma Sensitive Therapy allows me to offer a different approach with what has happened in life. Acknowledging, accepting and honoring what WAS in the past gives permission to move forward and create a new identity and not that of trauma. To me, recovering from trauma means being able to tell one's story - their truth. There is no need to tell secrets anymore, Trauma is something that happens, Being able to have self-compassion, acceptance and love by getting in touch with the most vulnerable parts. The path to healing is created by learning and practicing mindfulness, meditation, mind-body connection, self-compassion and gratitude.”
— Joanne