- DBT skills
- Mindfulness practice
- Trauma focus
About Joy
Joy Nyhuis-Wing is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Wisconsin with 27 years of clinical experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, grief, parenting strain, low self-esteem, depression, and ADHD. Sessions are practical and focused on learning skills that clients can use in daily life.
Her approach draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy. She uses these methods to help people manage intense emotions, reduce reactive behavior, and process difficult experiences. Conversations aim to be clear and direct so clients can try new strategies between sessions.
Joy places attention on patterns such as abandonment, attachment concerns, impulsivity, and the effects of caregiver stress. She also supports people working through guilt, shame, isolation, panic symptoms, and mood difficulties. The work often includes building emotional regulation skills and improving interpersonal responses.
In sessions she mixes skills training with mindfulness practices and trauma-informed interventions when relevant. That can mean learning grounding and breathing techniques, practicing distress-tolerance skills, and reviewing ways to respond rather than react in heated moments. The focus is on small, workable changes rather than quick fixes.
She asks clients to set practical goals and tracks progress in concrete ways. People who want help with anger learn ways to notice triggers, step back from automatic reactions, and reconnect after conflicts. Joy aims to make sessions useful and directly applicable to everyday situations.
How Mindfulness and DBT translate to online sessions
Joy uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy to teach concrete skills. DBT focuses on emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. It helps when strong feelings lead to heated reactions or impulsive choices. Mindfulness Therapy emphasizes simple attention practices and breath-based exercises to reduce reactivity and improve focus.Trauma-Focused Therapy is used when past events continue to affect daily life. This approach involves gradual processing and techniques to reduce the grip of traumatic memories. The therapist combines trauma work with skills training so clients have tools to manage distress as they process difficult material.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels workable. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust based on what helps most.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also lets people practice skills in their regular environment and bring real-life examples into sessions.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
27+ years
Listed in
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, grief, parenting strain, self-esteem issues, depression, and ADHD.
Which therapeutic approaches does she use?
The main approaches are Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy, used to teach emotion regulation and coping skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has 27 years of professional experience working in clinical settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Wisconsin.
Can I meet with her in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.