Dr. Joyce Love, LMFT
Experienced therapist helping people rewrite stories
Details
| Name | Dr. Joyce Love |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMFT |
| Based in | Florida |
| Licensed in | Florida, New York |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 35 |
About Joyce
Dr. Joyce Love is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 35 years of clinical experience. She practices in Florida and helps people who want to find new meaning and change in their lives.
Her approach favors listening first and tailoring sessions to each person’s needs and goals. She brings a calm, caring presence to sessions and aims to create a comfortable space for honest talk. She pays close attention to what a client says and asks questions with curiosity rather than judgment.
Background and approach
This helps people describe their lives and begin to spot patterns they want to change. Her background includes work across several therapy models, and she selects methods that fit each person rather than following a single formula. Narrative therapy is part of her approach, which means she helps people reframe the stories they tell about themselves.
Attachment-based ideas and client-centered practices also shape how she connects with clients. Dr. Love often works with issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship struggles, addiction concerns, and self-esteem.
She also addresses parenting strain, career worries, body image, and challenges related to major life changes. She brings experience helping people cope with trauma, abandonment, and attachment issues. Sessions can include short-term problem solving or longer explorations of identity and meaning.
She adapts techniques to what each person needs and checks in regularly about progress and goals. Her work aims to help people leave therapy with clearer choices and more hope.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Family conflicts, Self esteem among the things Joyce works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Joyce among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Joyce among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Joyce among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Joyce among the ways she works.
- Imago Relationship Therapy: Listed by Joyce among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Joyce among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Joyce among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Joyce directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Joyce directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and attachment work online
Dr. Love uses narrative therapy to help people examine the stories they tell about themselves and others. This approach looks at how those stories shape feelings and behavior, and it helps people rewrite unhelpful narratives into clearer, more useful ones.She also draws on attachment-based ideas to notice how early bonds influence current relationships and reactions. That focus can help with trust, intimacy issues, and patterns of withdrawal or anxiety in relationships. Client-centered practice shapes her bedside manner, emphasizing respect, warmth, and hearing your priorities first.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. She checks in about goals and adjusts methods as therapy moves forward. Clients and the therapist decide together whether to focus on storytelling, attachment patterns, practical coping, or a mix of techniques based on needs and preferences.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for deeper conversations and nonverbal cues, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can be useful for short check-ins, brief coaching, or when a written conversation feels easier. These options aim to make scheduling simpler and therapy more accessible around work and family life.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns can be addressed in sessions?
She sees a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, eating and body image struggles, parenting and career-related stress, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She listens with curiosity and without judgment, then tailors methods to each person. Expect an empathic, conversational approach that helps you tell and reshape your story.
What is her professional background?
She has 35 years of experience in mental health work and integrates several therapy models to match client needs. Her long career informs a flexible, experienced way of working.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist with credentials in New York and Florida, and she practices from Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted. She works with people located in the regions supported by her licensure.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and starting therapy work?
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