Overview

Joan E. Childs, LCSW, is a psychotherapist, inspirational speaker, and author with over 40 years of experience in private practice. Her expertise lies in couples therapy, co-dependency, inner child work, original pain work, and second-stage recovery. Joan is also a grief counselor certified life coach who provides Neuro-linguistic programming and hypnotherapy. Her mission is to take the stigma and shame out of mental illness and to provide steps to healing from loss. As a professional inspirational keynote speaker, she specializes in women\'s issues, couple and family relationships, self-actualization, and grief and loss. She is an affiliate of the John Bradshaw Center in the United States and a consultant to many corporations, hospitals, universities, and academic institutions. She offers all services virtually except for EMDR, and in-person appointments are available at her home office.