Therapist profile
Joan Maltese, CA Psychologist 7761
California
California Psychologist - Relationships and Stress
Continue with JoanWhere Joan stands
- Credentials
- CA Psychologist 7761
- License
- Psychologist, California / 7761
- NPI
- 1093848582
- Experience
- 40 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- California
About
- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Attachment and codependency
About Joan
Joan Maltese is a California psychologist with 40 years of professional experience. She has worked with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and life transitions. Joan helps clients who want more confidence and clearer direction during difficult times.
She focuses on practical conversation and steady guidance. Sessions are a place to name what feels overwhelming and to sort through patterns that keep repeating. Joan encourages people to notice the beliefs that shape their choices and to test small changes in everyday life.
Joan often works on issues around attachment, communication, and codependency. She supports people dealing with divorce and separation, guilt and shame, isolation or loneliness, and midlife questions. Work on self-love and life purpose is also part of her practice.
Her style centers on listening, gentle challenge, and helping clients build clearer boundaries and firmer decisions. Joan aims to help people make practical changes they can try between sessions. Progress is usually steady but requires effort and reflection.
Joan accepts international clients and offers sessions for English speakers. She uses a subscription billing model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
Approaches Joan Uses and How Online Sessions Work
Joan works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing unhelpful patterns and strengthening coping skills. One common approach focuses on identifying and testing everyday beliefs and behaviors - noticing how thoughts shape choices and practicing different responses in real situations to reduce anxiety and improve decision making. Another approach emphasizes attachment-related patterns and communication - looking at how early relationship habits show up now and building clearer ways to express needs and set boundaries.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Joan will talk with each person about goals, history, and what feels manageable. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress and obstacles appear. The process is collaborative and paced to the client’s needs.
The therapist's session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow quicker check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Different formats can also help when someone prefers a shorter phone check-in, a video conversation, or a session that does not require being on camera. Ask about available formats and scheduling when you complete the matching questionnaire.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
40+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
Joan works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses practical conversation and steady guidance to help people notice patterns and try small changes between sessions.
How long has she practiced?
Joan has 40 years of professional experience as a psychologist in California.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a CA Psychologist, credential number 7761, and practices from California.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She accepts international clients; confirm time zones and scheduling when booking.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.