Juanita Chism Doss
Support for family and parenting concerns
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed in
- Tennessee
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Juanita
Juanita Chism Doss is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, and family tensions. She also supports those coping with mood disorders, addiction concerns, grief, trauma, anger, self-esteem struggles, and career or life changes. Juanita brings 25 years of experience to sessions and works from Tennessee.
Sessions are offered in English. In the room she keeps language simple and practical. She listens first, then helps clients set small, clear goals.
Background and approach
Conversations focus on skills to manage feelings, reduce worry, and improve family interactions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT - is one tool she uses to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Juanita aims to make treatment feel collaborative.
She partners with people to try strategies that fit daily life and adjusts plans based on what works. Progress is paced to match each person’s needs and circumstances. Her background includes long-term clinical work across a range of emotional and relational problems.
That experience shapes how she notices patterns and suggests practical changes. The goal is realistic coping and clearer communication within families. Clients can expect direct feedback and concrete homework between sessions when useful.
Juanita focuses on building skills rather than long, abstract talks. The approach is steady, respectful, and focused on day-to-day improvements.
Practical approaches for online family and parenting support
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps people identify thoughts and behaviors that keep problems stuck and then practice clearer thinking and new habits. It often focuses on short-term, actionable steps to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change patterns that affect relationships.Juanita uses CBT techniques to break big problems into smaller steps and teach skills that fit everyday life. She emphasizes clear strategies for coping with stress, improving communication, and handling parenting or family conflicts. The method is straightforward and goal oriented, aimed at creating real changes people can notice week to week.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. She works with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. Over time she adjusts strategies based on what helps most, so therapy feels tailored rather than one-size-fits-all.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy family schedule. Video calls let people see visual cues and have fuller conversations, while phone sessions can feel simpler for short check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging provide quick ways to check in between meetings and practice new skills. Together these options offer flexibility and make it simpler to stick with a plan while balancing work, school, and family life.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Tennessee
- Languages
- English
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