JoAnna LaFratta LCSW

About

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) specializing in women’s mental health and supporting women across the lifespan as they navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and family changes, identity exploration, caregiver stress, and significant life transitions. My clinical work includes perinatal and postpartum mental health, including postpartum anxiety, postpartum depression, and PMDD, as well as the emotional, cognitive, and relational changes that can occur during peri- and post-menopause. I also support women through career and academic transitions, parenting, loss, stress, and other experiences that can affect emotional well-being. I am EMDR-trained and use a collaborative, client-centered, and trauma-informed approach that allows each individual to explore their experiences at their own pace while developing greater insight, emotional resilience, and self-trust. My goal is to provide a safe, compassionate, and inclusive space where women feel understood and supported while working toward meaningful and sustainable improvements in their mental health and overall well-being. I am licensed to practice in Maine, Virginia, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Florida, and Texas.