Therapist profile
Joni De Groot, LMFT
California
Licensed MFT - relationships and stress
Continue with JoniWhere Joni stands
- Credentials
- LMFT
- License
- LMFT, California / 29377
- NPI
- 1619734506
- Experience
- 35 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- California
About
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
- Client-centered work
About Joni
Joni De Groot is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 35 years of experience. She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family and parenting concerns, and coaching for life transitions. Her work also includes support around abandonment, attachment, codependency, caregiver stress, and divorce or separation.
Joni uses a straightforward, collaborative approach. She listens for the patterns that keep someone stuck - people-pleasing, trouble saying no, or getting lost in another person’s needs. Sessions focus on clear, practical steps clients can try between meetings. She blends client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral tools and mindfulness practices.
Her background includes roles in intake and case management, and work on multidisciplinary teams in outpatient, school, and residential settings. She has experience coordinating with psychiatrists, social service agencies, juvenile justice, and schools when that collaboration is needed to support a client.
In the room she brings a big-picture view alongside concrete skills training. That can mean learning ways to notice automatic thoughts, practicing boundary language, or using mindfulness to reduce reactivity. Joni also draws on Jungian ideas about recurring life themes when those fit a client’s story.
She has worked with individuals, couples, groups, and families across a wide age range. Sessions aim to reduce distress and strengthen coping, communication, and decision-making skills in both personal and work life.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions work
Joni combines client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in ways that are easy to follow. Client-centered work focuses on listening and understanding a person’s experience so they can name patterns and decide what matters. CBT offers concrete tools to notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to reduce anxiety and conflict.She often uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) for emotion regulation and skill-building. DBT provides short, practical skills for managing strong feelings and improving relationships, which can help with people-pleasing and boundary setting. The therapist and client figure out together which mix of approaches fits the client’s goals and day-to-day life.
Online sessions are mentioned in her biography, but specific formats were not listed. Confirm current session options before booking so you know what works for you. One practical benefit of remote work is fitting sessions into a busy week without extra travel. Phone or video can make it easier to schedule a brief check-in, practice a skill in the moment, or meet around work and family commitments. Licensed professionals will help tailor pacing and homework so therapeutic work fits into real life rather than adding more to your plate.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
35+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues including parenting and codependency concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and practical, combining client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness tools.
How much experience does she have?
She has 35 years of clinical experience working in outpatient, school, and residential settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMFT licensed in California and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are used?
The original biography notes experience with online tele-therapy but does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How do fees and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session via the See online therapy options button.
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.