Setting goals is the easy part, but consistently moving toward them is hard. To do hard things, you need to increase your distress tolerance.
Joanna Hardis
I’m on a mission to help you do hard things
Joanna Hardis, LISW-S
Anxiety and OCD Therapist & Author
I’ve spent my career helping people do hard things
I’ve spent nearly three decades helping people change their relationship with discomfort, so they can do hard things and live more meaningful lives.
From eating disorders to anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder, the process is the same: learning to accept and change our relationship with our thoughts and feelings so we can keep moving toward what matters.
I hold a certification from the Cleveland Center for Cognitive Therapy and was trained in Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) in 2017.
I am one of the most experienced clinicians in Northeast Ohio trained in Exposure and Response Prevention for OCD. I’ve led the NEOhio OCD Peer Consultation group for clinicians since 2022.
In my free time, I enjoy lifting, traveling, doing anything with my three kids, and the occasional bad reality TV binge.
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Do Hard Things.
Setting goals is the easy part, but consistently moving toward them is hard. To do hard things, you need to increase your distress tolerance.
Face Discomfort.
Change your relationship with discomfort, so you can do hard things and live a more meaningful life.
Keep Moving.
Learn to accept and change your relationship with your thoughts and feelings so you can keep moving toward what matters.
Joanna's Contributions & Credentials
Bachelor's Degree
Cornell University
Master's Degree
Case Western Reserve University
Contributor
Psychology Today
Past Board Member
OCD Midwest
Contributor
Northeast Ohio Parent
Book Joanna to speak
I’m available to speak virtually and in person. I love talking at book club events, giving library talks, and conversing with members of the community. I have also spoken to college counseling departments and conducted OCD trainings for agencies. The more people who know about Just Do Nothing™, the more people are moving toward their goals.
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