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Joanna Zhao

Therapist specializing in Addiction in North York, ON

Availability

Currently accepting new clients

About Joanna

Joanna Zhao, RSW, MSW, BSW, is a Registered Social Worker in North York, ON. Areas of focus include Addiction, ADHD, Adoption, Alcohol Use, Anger Management, and Antisocial Personality. Therapy approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Compassion Focused, Culturally Sensitive, and Dialectical (DBT). Sessions are available in person and online via telehealth. Individual sessions are listed at $180. Accepted insurance includes Aetna, Alliance, Any Insurance, Blue Cross, and Blue Shield. Sessions are offered in Mandarin. Joanna has 19 years in practice and was educated at Master of Social Work with specialization in mental health , University of Toronto; practising psychotherapy at a psychiatry department of a hospital since 2007.

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Practice Details

Credentials
RSW, MSW, BSW
Role
Registered Social Worker
Years in Practice
19 years
Session Fee
$180 per session
Education
Master of Social Work with specialization in mental health , University of Toronto; practising psychotherapy at a psychiatry department of a hospital since 2007
  • Offers telehealth / online sessions
  • No sliding scale pricing

Languages

Mandarin

Specialties, approaches & insurance

Specializes In

AddictionADHDAdoptionAlcohol UseAnger ManagementAntisocial PersonalityAnxietyAutismBehavioral IssuesBipolar DisorderBorderline PersonalityCareer CounselingChild or AdolescentChronic IllnessChronic PainCodependencyCoping SkillsOtherDepressionDevelopmental DisordersDivorceDomestic AbuseDomestic ViolenceDrug AbuseDual DiagnosisEating DisordersLearning DisabilitiesEmotional DisturbanceFamily ConflictGamblingGriefHoardingInfertilityInfidelityInternet AddictionLife TransitionsMarital and PremaritalMedication ManagementMen's IssuesOtherNarcissistic PersonalityNeurodivergenceObesityObsessive-Compulsive (OCD)ParentingPeer RelationshipsPersonality DisordersPregnancy, Prenatal, PostpartumPsychosisRacial IdentityRelationship IssuesSchool IssuesSelf EsteemSelf-HarmingSexual AbuseSleep or InsomniaStressSuicidal IdeationTeen ViolenceTrauma and PTSDTraumatic Brain Injury (TBI)Video Game AddictionWomen's IssuesBisexualLesbianLGBTQ+Impulse Control DisordersMood DisordersThinking DisordersPreteenTeenAdultsElders (65+)

Therapy Approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)Compassion FocusedCulturally SensitiveDialectical (DBT)Emotionally FocusedFamily / MaritalFamily SystemsFeministMindfulness-based (MBCT)Motivational InterviewingMulticulturalNarrativePerson-CenteredPositive PsychologyRelationalSolution Focused Brief (SFBT)Strength BasedStructural Family TherapyTrauma Focused

Insurance Accepted

OtherAetnaAllianceAny InsuranceBlue CrossBlue ShieldBlueCross and BlueShieldCanada LifeComPsychDesjardinsEmpire Blue Cross Blue ShieldEquitable Life of CanadaFirst CanadianGreat-West LifeGreen Shield CanadaHomewood HealthManulifeMedavie Blue CrossMeridianPacific Blue CrossRoyal Canadian Mounted PoliceSunLifeTELUS HealthWSIB

1 Therapist Review

Quality

5.0
Oct 12, 2026
Would Recommend: YesFelt Heard: —Helped w/ Goals: Yes
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