About Joyce
Dr. Joyce Love is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 35 years of clinical experience. She practices in Florida as an LMFT and brings a calm, patient approach to conversations about stress, mood, relationships, work, and ADHD.
She keeps language simple and practical so worried parents and busy adults can follow along easily. Her work begins by listening. She uses what a person says to shape each session rather than following one fixed method.
Background and approach
That helps her focus on what matters now - coping with anxiety, sorting career pressure, handling grief, or managing relationship strain. Sessions aim to clarify problems and try small, useful changes between meetings. Joyce combines several therapy styles to suit someone’s goals.
She draws on attachment-based thinking to look at how early bonds show up now. She uses client-centered ideas to keep the work grounded in each person’s values and pace. Emotionally-focused methods help when strong feelings get in the way of connection and trust.
Her background includes long experience across different settings and a practical eye for everyday problems like parenting stress, eating concerns, addictions, and identity issues. She explains options plainly and helps people weigh what might help most. Many clients find her steady manner helpful when life feels confusing or overwhelming.
People who prefer clear steps, patient listening, and a tailored plan tend to fit well with her style. She supports those seeking change through achievable goals and ongoing conversation about what’s working and what needs to shift.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships affect current behavior and feelings. Online sessions can use this approach to help someone notice patterns in close relationships and practice new ways of relating. Client-centered therapy focuses on warm listening and following the client’s lead; it helps people feel heard and decide their next steps in a collaborative way. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps when strong emotions block connection and safety, guiding people to identify core feelings and respond differently in relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and immediate concerns together, and then try methods that fit. That collaboration continues as progress is tracked and approaches are adjusted if something isn’t helping.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and body language cues. Phone sessions can work better when bandwidth is limited or when a client prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text help with brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or when someone needs a shorter touchpoint during a busy day. These options make scheduling more flexible and can help therapy fit into work, school, or family routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 35 years
- Licensed
- Florida, New York
- Languages
- English
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