What patients are saying
Overall rating
4.00
“Joanne has helped me unpack a lot of difficult feelings, she has given me good feedback and insight to guide me to a healthier mindset. She validates and empowers me to accept my flaws and grow to become a better person.”
More than 1 year ago
About Joanne Malinka
Focus areas
Anxiety
Depression
Life Transition
Bereavement / Grief Counseling
Family Therapy/ Marriage Therapy
Mood Disorders
Bipolar Disorder
Foster Care Counseling
Clientele seen
Young adults (18-24)
Couples
Adults (25-64)
Individuals
Treatment approaches
Person-Centered
Strength-Based
Identity
Gender
FemaleEthnicity
White
Languages spoken
English, Polish
Getting to know Joanne Malinka
Hi, I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Connecticut with over 20 years of clinical experience working with adolescents, young adults, and adults. I specialize in trauma across the lifespan - from early developmental and attachment wounds to adult-onset trauma, medical trauma, grief, and major life transitions.
I believe that you can heal what you can access. Many symptoms - anxiety, depression, emotional reactivity, relationship struggles, perfectionism, shutdown, people-pleasing - are adaptations that once served a protective purpose. In therapy, we gently access the underlying experiences and protective parts that shaped those patterns, so healing can occur at the root - not just at the surface.
My work is relational, attuned, and deeply respectful of your nervous system. Safety and trust are foundational. I integrate EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and Internal Family Systems (IFS) to help clients process trauma, reduce distress, and develop greater self-leadership. Through this work, clients often experience a shift from feeling fragmented or stuck to feeling more integrated, grounded, and connected to themselves.
Therapy with me is not about pathologizing you - it’s about understanding how your story shaped you, honoring the parts of you that helped you survive, and creating space for healing, clarity, and growth.
If you’re ready to move beyond coping and toward deeper healing, I would be honored to work alongside you.
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Education and background
Practice names
Education and training
- University of Connecticut, Master's in Social Work
NPI number
1902955545
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Joanne is compassionate and approachable and very precessional and respectful
More than 1 year agoInitials hiddenSource: Partner
Joanne has helped me unpack a lot of difficult feelings, she has given me good feedback and insight to guide me to a healthier mindset. She validates and empowers me to accept my flaws and grow to become a better person.
More than 1 year agoInitials hiddenSource: Partner
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What practice does Joanne Malinka work with?
Joanne Malinka works with Grow Therapy.
What are common reasons for patients to see Joanne Malinka?
Joanne Malinka frequently sees patients for Depression, Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy Intake / Initial Visit, Sleep Problems, and Therapy. You can see other visit reasons for Joanne Malinka on their profile.
What languages does Joanne Malinka speak?
Joanne Malinka speaks English and Polish.