JoAnn Ponder
Psychologist, PhD
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3660 Stoneridge Rd Ste D101 Austin, TX 78746
I'm JoAnn Ponder, psychologist in private practice. I earned my Ph.D. in educational psychology in 1998, but started practicing with my M.A. in 1977. I have over 30 years of experience in working with children and adults in inpatient and outpatient treatment. I've had postgraduate training in play therapy, sandplay, infant-parent intervention, family/couples therapy, and child/adult psychoanalysis. Research has demonstrated that early experiences with significant others affect brain structure; foster individuation, self-esteem, and emotional regulation; and serve as templates for subsequent interpersonal relationships.
While short-term psychotherapy can be effective for dealing with stressful situations among people who previously were well adjusted, longer-term therapy often is needed when dealing with early trauma, emotional deprivation, and more pervasive adjustment difficulties.
Since much of what motivates human behavior is unconscious, my treatment modalities include play therapy with children, sandplay with children and adults, and dream interpretation, as well as insight-oriented talk therapy.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $200
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
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Psychologist, PhD
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Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Texas / 11324 JoAnn Ponder
- Attended University of Texas at Austin, Graduated 1998
- Certificate from Family/Couples Therapy program, International Institute of Object Relations Therapy
- Certificate from Adult Psychoanalysis program, Center for Psychoanalytic Studies, Houston
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
JoAnn Ponder
Psychologist, PhD
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (512) 496-8244
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Sexual Abuse
- Depression
- Personality Disorders
Expertise
- Adoption
- Anxiety
- Child
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Eating Disorders
- Grief
- Infertility
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Mood Disorders
- Parenting
- Psychosis
- Relationship Issues
- Thinking Disorders
Client Focus
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Play Therapy
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Sandplay
JoAnn Ponder
Psychologist, PhD
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (512) 496-8244