Common Questions About Therapy

Therapy Process

Does it matter where I live?

Joon is currently available in California, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington state. One of the benefits of teletherapy is that it doesn't matter where in these states you live.

How is teletherapy different from traditional therapy?

Teletherapy provides a flexible and accessible alternative to in-person mental health care and can be a good fit for many individuals. Teletherapy is often an ideal choice for families with busy schedules, as it eliminates the need for driving to/from a clinician's office.

For many adolescents and young adults familiar with accessing a wide range of services on their phones or other devices and unfamiliar with talking in-person with an unknown adult, teletherapy may provide a more accessible and comfortable way to initiate mental health care. Research indicates that mental health outcomes for most common symptoms (including depression and anxiety) are as good via teletherapy as via traditional in-person therapy.

How does Joon therapy work?

Visit our Scope of Care page to discover our full process, conditions we treat, and personalized skills and goals you or your teen will develop during therapy.

Why Joon Care?

All therapists at Joon specialize in working with the unique mental health needs of teens and young adults. Your therapist will personalize care to your specific needs while using a primarily evidence-based and skills-focused approach to help you or your child make the changes they want to make. Please ask the consulting clinician for more information to help you make an informed choice about therapy.

Treatment Plan

Why do we recommend 16 week care?

Research shows that it takes between 12 and 20 weeks to see the effects of evidence-based care. That is, most clients show significant improvement in their depression and/or anxiety symptoms after 12 to 20 weeks of treatment.

This is an important data point because therapy is a process and it takes time for that process to work.

Setting our care recommendation to 16 weeks allows the therapy a solid and evidence-based amount of time to have the effects we want it to have in making you (or your teen) feel better and make the changes you want to make.

What do you mean by evidence-based treatment and cognitive-behavioral approach?

"Evidence-based assessment and treatment" means we take what the science tells us about what causes mental health problems and what works to treat mental health problems, and then apply that scientific information to develop a treatment plan for each client. We use scientifically-validated measures and a clinical interview to collect information on your symptoms (assessment) and use strategies in therapy that have been shown to be effective in scientific studies (treatment).

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has been shown in numerous studies to be effective in reducing symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress, and other common mental health problems. This approach emphasizes that negative thinking patterns and maladaptive behaviors may cause and maintain mental health problems. Thus, CBT works to help people change those negative thinking patterns and replace unhelpful behaviors with more adaptive ones.

Coordinated medical care

Does Joon Care collaborate with medical providers?

Yes! At Joon Care we understand the importance of collaboration in your health care. Our administrative team makes it easy to connect your therapist and physician (primary care providers, pediatricians, and more), which means you'll have a whole health team in your corner.

Does Joon Care prescribe medications?

No, currently Joon Care focuses on providing evidence-based individual therapy. However, all of our therapists are able to participate in care coordination with a prescriber (e.g. your primary care provider physician).

What's the difference between a Licensed Psychologist, LMHC, LMHCA, etc.?

All of the therapists listed on our site are qualified to provide mental health care. The different abbreviations after provider’s names designate the training and licensure that each provider holds.

The main differences between these licenses are related to the length and type of the training that the provider has.

Psychologists (PhD and PsyD) receive their doctorate with 4 or more years of training focused on psychological assessment, diagnosis, and therapy. To receive their degree, psychologists must deepen their understanding of mental health through independent research.
Providers including licensed mental health counselors (LMHC), clinical social workers (LCSW), and marriage and family therapists (MFT) typically have received a master’s degree after 2 years of training in mental health and their field of specialty.

What matters most is the provider's fit with you!

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