Joann Ly, Psy.D.
Psychologist, Postdoctoral Fellow
Approach & Availability
Clinical Focus:
Anxiety, Trauma, Life Transitions, Identity & Cultural Concerns.
Modality:
In Person, Telehealth
Languages:
English
Insurance:
Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Oscar, Curative, UnitedHealthcare
Age Groups:
Adults
Availability Across States:
No
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About
Dr. Joann Ly is a psychologist who provides individual therapy for adults, in person in Houston and online across Texas. Her clinical background spans university counseling, community mental health, inpatient substance use treatment, and specialized settings for serious and long-standing mental illness.
Her work is grounded in a humanistic orientation, attuned to the relationships and repeating patterns that organize a person's life. Where clinically indicated, she draws on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and other approaches to address symptoms more specifically. Her focus areas include anxiety, trauma, life transitions, and the questions of identity and belonging that often sit beneath them.
Much of Dr. Ly training has been with culturally and socioeconomically diverse, first-generation, and immigrant communities, and with patients of color across many levels of care. She has a sustained clinical and scholarly commitment to Asian American mental health, including intergenerational family dynamics and the pressures of acculturation. She provides therapy in English. Throughout, she remains attentive to how culture, migration, race, and social position shape a life, without reducing anyone to the categories they might be assigned to.
Strongest Fit
Adults experiencing anxiety, trauma, or life transitions;
Asian American, first-generation, and immigrant individuals, and other people of color seeking culturally attuned therapy;
Patients with complex or co-occurring presentations.
Training & Background
Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology, emphasis in Family Psychology;
George Hong Scholarship recipient, recognizing commitment to Asian American mental health;
Training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), EMDR, Motivational Interviewing, Seeking Safety, and Gottman Method (Levels 1 and 2);
Postdoctoral Fellow, supervised by Dr. Adriane Barroso.
Love Unmatched: Testing a Multimotive Model of Rejection via Online Dating Using Pew Data.
2024. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association Annual Convention.
A Real-World Test of Multi-Motive Reactions to Interpersonal Rejection Experiences.
2023. Presentation at the Western Psychological Association Annual Convention.
Self-Efficacy as a Romantic Relationship Partner.
2020. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association Annual Convention.
Selected Publications and Presentations
A sample of this clinician's published research, clinical writing, and presentations.
Joann Ly, Psy.D. provides individual therapy for adults in Houston and across Texas via telehealth. Her work focuses on anxiety, trauma, life transitions, and cultural and identity concerns, with particular attention to first-generation, immigrant, and Asian American communities. Sessions are offered in English, in person and via telehealth. Postdoctoral Fellow, supervised by Dr. Adriane Barroso (License: TX 37992). To verify a license, click here.