Joan E. Childs, LCSW, has been in private practice since 1978. She is a Clinical Social Worker specializing in individual and couples therapy, known as ENCOUNTER-CENTERED COUPLES THERAPY
Joan completed a three-year master class sponsored by Hedy Schleifer in April 2014. Encounter-centered Couples Therapy weaves together the work of John Bradshaw, Imago Therapy, Neurobiology, and the philosopher Martin Buber. This innovative technology takes couples through a profound transformational experience that cleanses the relational space where the couple and their children live and grow.
In addition, she is an expert in Codependency, Inner Child Work, Original Pain Work and Second Stage Recovery. Joan is certified in many modalities, including NLP, (neuro-linguistic programming), EMDR, (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing), Supervision, Hypnosis, PAIRS, (Practical Applications for Intimate Relationship Skills). Mediation, Grief and Trauma Counseling and Life Coaching. She was the first affiliate of the John Bradshaw Center in the United States and has appeared on many national radio and television shows, including The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Joan provides lectures, workshops, and seminars dedicated to her profession of mental health and women’s issues. Currently, she provides services as a Certified Life Coach, Relationship Coach, and Business Mediator.
Joan is the author of WHY DID SHE JUMP? My Daughter’s Battle with Mental Illness, A Broken Healthcare System, and My Ultimate Search for Peace and Do You Hate the One You Love: Strategies for Healing and Saving Your Relationship.
She had her own television series, SOLUTIONS, dedicated to the memory of her daughter, Pam, that offers information and resources for anyone suffering from mental and mood disorders. She is the founder of the PAMELA ANNE GLASSMAN EDUCATIONAL CENTER, in cooperation with the MENTAL HEALTH CENTER OF SOUTHEAST FLORIDA.
Joan lives and practices in Hollywood, Florida.
www.joanechilds.com
joanechilds@gmail.com
JOAN E CHILDS, LCSW
JOAN E. CHILDS
Tel: (954) 568-1004
Fax: (954) 925-9613
Email: joanechilds@gmail.com
