Joni Shinn

Joni Shinn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Michigan who works with teens, young adults, adults, and seniors. She provides secure video appointments and creates a collaborative plan tailored to each person’s goals and context. Her focus includes grief and loss, spiritual or religious concerns, and faith transition. She also supports clients facing chronic illness or pain, parent–child or broader family relationship challenges, and anxiety or posttraumatic stress. Care is inclusive of sexual and gender identity exploration and addresses racial or cultural oppression and trauma. Joni welcomes clients navigating anger as part of a broader healing process. Sessions balance practical skills with supportive reflection, paced to meet readiness for change. She values fit and invites prospective clients to consider whether her approach matches their needs, offering a steady, compassionate presence as they clarify values, strengthen relationships, and move through life’s changes.