Dr. Joanne Franks

Joanne is a psychotherapist and owner of Painted Reality Counseling and Wellness. She obtained her doctorate in marriage and family therapy from Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth Texas. Joanne likens the therapeutic process to unfiltered and courageous storytelling. She believes that our unique life stories define who we are and hold the key to self-understanding. Whether it’s the stories we tell ourselves, the stories we’ve been told and believe, or the unfinished, unexplored stories we have yet to discover, our personal history shapes us. In a warm, safe, and genuine environment, Joanne invites clients to explore and reconnect with their life stories, uncovering how these narratives influence their current emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. Her straightforward and authentic interventions help clients understand themselves more deeply and become authors of their ongoing narrative. Together, client and therapist work towards gently rewriting the client's story in a way that feels true, allowing past, present, and future to coexist harmoniously.