Dr. Joanne Hadlock

Dr. Joanne Hadlock is a psychologist with a Master of Arts and more than 35 years of clinical experience. She practices in Massachusetts and brings decades of counseling work to conversations about life transitions, relationships, and grief. Her background includes work in university clinics, corporate counseling around job change, and private practice settings.

Her approach is flexible and collaborative. She draws on humanistic, client-centered principles and uses practical techniques when they help. Sessions often combine insight with hands-on strategies for stress, anxiety, and problems at work or home.

Dr. Hadlock uses a mix of methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and mindfulness-based work. She adapts tools to the needs of each person and focuses on clear, usable steps people can try between sessions. This can include stress management, assertiveness practice, or guided meditation training.

She has worked with adults across the lifespan and has experience related to aging and caregiving concerns, adoption and foster care questions, and family of origin issues. Grief and end-of-life conversations are among the topics she addresses in counseling.

People who choose her often want a compassionate listener who also offers practical guidance. She aims to build trust and respect in the therapeutic relationship while helping clients set realistic goals and try strategies that fit everyday life.

How therapy approaches shape online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to clarify values and take small committed actions toward them while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help when life changes or grief make it hard to move forward. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve coping with emotional pain.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose methods that match a person’s goals, needs, and daily routine. That may mean trying a mindfulness exercise in one session and a practical CBT strategy in the next, then adjusting based on what helps.

Confirm the current online session options before booking, as this profile does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy day, shorten routine check-ins, or let someone use lower-bandwidth options when video is difficult. Many people appreciate keeping therapy aligned with life demands while practicing skills between sessions.