A 2014 graduate of the Masters of Science in Clinical Psychology program at Notre Dame de Namur, Joanna Ricco is a California Licensed Marriage Family Therapist. Her private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area focuses on relational issues and identity concerns related to gender, sexuality, and power. Joanna also treats Adjustment Disorder, Depression and Anxiety, as well as management of Bipolar I, Bipolar II, and Trauma. She works with clients aged 13 and older in Individual, Family, Couples, and Group sessions.
With a philosophy steeped in Unconditional Positive Regard and the importance of discourse, Joanna’s clients find that they have the freedom to uncover difficult truths about themselves and put new behaviors into effect immediately. Therapeutic conversation with Joanna Ricco is laid-back, sometimes funny, sometimes sad, and always eye-opening.
Having completed her clinical pre-licensure post-graduate work in school based services, Joanna Ricco is keen to the needs of students, as well as supporting family and academic staff. Working with students and families in San Mateo, San Jose, and Silicon Valley, Joanna is well-versed in the variation of needs among different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, leading her to be able to do compassionate, effective work with people from all walks of life.
Joanna Ricco’s clinical experience in assessing and diagnosing appropriately and accurately for the creation of achievable, practical, and functional IEPs brings a high level of therapeutic expertise to Educational Consulting.
The connection between a client and a therapist cannot always be revealed via a website, so I encourage us to first connect with a phone call or email.
People decide to begin therapy at many different places in their lives. For some of us, we are given the opportunity as children; for others of us we begin the process later on, or when life throws us a curve ball. Regardless of your age or experience, my goal is to create a welcoming space for you to accept yourself and delve further into the unknown you.
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Office hours are flexible to accommodate families, couples, adolescents, and adult individuals on weekends and after work or school.
Evenings sessions may be available until 7pm.