Joan Ledford, LPC

Joan Ledford is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who begins work with a person-centered approach, meeting each person where they are and building therapy around their priorities. She often integrates talk therapy, motivational interviewing, and practical counseling techniques, while helping clients learn new coping skills to manage day-to-day challenges.

She makes use of worksheets and journaling activities provided through the service and welcomes requests for specific worksheets or exercises to support the work in sessions. Her clinical background includes counseling children and adults across the lifespan, with particular emphasis on supporting families during the childbearing years. Over time she has worked with people experiencing a wide range of symptoms and concerns.

Joan views each person as the expert on their own story and focuses on strengths that can be used to move through difficult experiences. She acknowledges the courage it takes to seek help and positions herself as a supportive presence throughout the change process. She is also familiar with Biblical counseling and Christian counseling methods and is willing to incorporate those approaches when requested by clients.