- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Tennessee
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Juanita
Juanita Chism Doss is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, and relationship strain. She helps parents and individuals facing grief, anger, addiction concerns, mood disorders, and major life changes. Her work is practical and down-to-earth, focused on breaking problems into manageable steps.
She uses straightforward conversation to identify patterns that keep problems going. Sessions focus on small changes that build better daily routines and clearer communication.
Background and approach
Juanita draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people recognize unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors that reduce distress. Her style is collaborative and warm. Clients are invited to set goals and try tools between sessions so progress can be measured.
Juanita adapts pacing and techniques to each person’s needs rather than following a single template. Over a long career she has worked with a wide range of life challenges and emotional concerns. That experience informs realistic, workable plans when problems feel overwhelming.
She aims to help people regain balance and move toward goals that matter to them. Many people find her approach useful when juggling parenting stress with work and personal demands. Juanita offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
What Juanita works with
Everything Juanita lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Juanita helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
Approaches Juanita lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How CBT and online sessions work together
Juanita often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and acting. CBT helps with anxiety, depression, mood swings, and stress by giving concrete tools to change daily habits and reactions.She pairs that approach with practical problem solving during sessions. Together the client and therapist set small goals, try strategies between meetings, and track what helps. Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process based on the person's needs and preferences.
Online therapy lets the same kinds of work happen without commuting. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for skills practice and emotional check-ins. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit shorter check-ins during a break. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick coaching, journaling between sessions, or people who prefer typed communication. These options make it easier to keep momentum and fit therapy into a busy parenting life.
Questions people ask about Juanita
What kinds of concerns does Juanita help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, relationship strain, grief, trauma and addiction issues.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and warm, with practical steps and measurable goals. Sessions focus on problem solving and skills people can use between visits.
What is her background and experience?
Juanita is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience working with a broad range of emotional and life challenges.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Tennessee and holds the credential LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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