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Dr. Joyce Love

Therapist · Florida

Dr. Joyce Love, LMFT

Experienced Marriage and Family Therapist

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  • Attachment-focused care
  • Practical habit work
  • 35 years experience

About Joyce

Dr. Joyce Love is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 35 years of clinical experience. She practices in Florida and offers a calm, compassionate approach to people navigating stress, anxiety, grief, relationship concerns, and life transitions. Her style is straightforward and attentive, focused on listening first and then tailoring support to each person's needs.

Dr. Love aims to help people find new meaning and hope when life feels stuck. She starts by meeting clients where they are and learning what matters most in the moment. Conversations in sessions tend to be open and nonjudgmental, with an emphasis on clear, practical ways to move forward.

Her work draws on attachment-based ideas and client-centered methods to help people understand patterns in relationships and feelings. Emotionally-focused perspectives are used when stronger attention to emotional experience is helpful. She also integrates narrative and existential elements to help people make sense of their life stories.

Dr. Love often helps clients who are struggling with family and relationship stress, self-esteem, career issues, depression, addictions, parenting challenges, ADHD, and coping with major life changes. She also addresses concerns like abandonment, communication problems, codependency, and body image.

Sessions are shaped around what each person hopes to accomplish. Her goal is to build a trusting relationship where clients can talk through immediate problems and try new ways of handling thoughts and everyday habits. Practical steps and ongoing reflection are both part of the process.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCoping with life changesCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyEmotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyImago Relationship TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

35+ years

Credentials

Florida, New York

Languages

English

How these approaches work online and in sessions

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and helps people recognize how early bonds shape current responses. It can be useful for relationship worries, intimacy issues, and attachment-related anxiety.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, listening stance where the therapist follows the client's lead. This approach supports people who need space to talk through feelings, clarify goals, and build self-trust.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) pays attention to strong emotions and uses those moments to shift interaction and understanding. It is often helpful for people who want to change how they respond in important relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, life situation, and preferences, and then recommend which methods to emphasize. This collaborative planning helps ensure therapy aligns with what the client hopes to achieve.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, such as taking a shorter check-in during a break or avoiding travel time. It also allows people to continue therapy when routines change. Confirm the current session options before booking so you know which formats are available for scheduling.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting challenges, ADHD, and other everyday struggles such as self-esteem and career issues.

How would you describe the therapy style?

The approach is warm and listening-focused, with nonjudgmental curiosity. Sessions blend practical steps with reflection on emotions and patterns.

What experience does the therapist have?

The clinician has 35 years of experience working with people across a broad range of life challenges and therapeutic methods.

What are the therapist's credentials and location?

She is an LMFT licensed in New York and Florida and practices in Florida.

Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are offered?

Please confirm current session format options before booking to make sure they fit your needs.

How does cost and payment work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with this therapist?

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