Joyce DeMichele, LISW-S
Joyce DeMichele is a Licensed Independent Social Worker. She has a background working with children,
adolescents, and young adults in areas related to mood disorders, ADHD, and Oppositional Defiant
Disorders. She has training and experience working with anxiety, panic, depression, low self-esteem,
and family systems issues. She promotes coping and emotional regulation skills. She often uses
strengths-based and client-centered approaches in her treatment as well as pulling from dialectical and
cognitive behavioral therapies.
Joyce earned her Bachelor of Science in Social Work at Bowling Green State University before earning
her Master of Science in Social Administration from the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case
Western Reserve University. She worked for the last 20 years at Bellefaire JCB in various roles as an In-
Home Therapist, Group Therapist, and School Based Mental Health Therapist. She has for the last 15
years held roles as Clinical Supervisor and Clinical Administrator. Mrs. DeMichele is taking new clients
12 and older.
Contact
Position:
Licensed Independent Social Worker with Supervision
Address:
8224 Mentor Ave, Suite 208
Mentor Ohio 44060
Email:
jdemichele@behavioralwellnessgroup.com
Phone:
440-392-2222 EXT 865
Fax:
440-565-2349
Articles
Improving Your Well-Being: Positive Psychology and The PERMA Model
Positive psychology, despite what many think, is not about trying to rid your life of stressors. Positive psychology acknowledges that life can be stressful at times but seeks to improve well-being and build resilience to better manage the stressors of life. Simply put, positive psychology is the study of what makes a life worth living! Positive psychology focuses in on your strengths, instead of weaknesses, as well as building a good life and moving people from merely surviving, to thriving….
The Bloodline Divorce: What is it? Why Does it Happen? – How to Cope
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Navigating End of Semester Stress
“Ugh, I have so many final exams to study for. I have to pack for winter break too and still maintain taking care of my health”. This is often one of the many thoughts college students experience as the end of the semester approaches. The words “finals week” and “stress” are almost always used in the same sentence during this tough time of the semester. Although there are many stressors among college students such as finances, living on their own…
“I WAS TRYING TO ACT NORMAL…”
I heard this piece of a conversation between two friends as I jogged by them in the park the other day, “I was trying to act normal…” Then I passed them but not without being prompted to consider what that really means. So many of us appear “normal” or even beautiful, talented and rich such as the late Kate Spade. Yet many of us struggle with fitting in, appearing normal or masking our struggles. I facilitate the mental health, Dialectical…
Ten DBT Techniques for Anxiety
Anxiety can be divided into two basic areas, as first discussed by Sigmund Freud “Appropriate and Inappropriate Stress”. Anxiety can occur over situations or threats that occur and cause our brain to go into “Fight or Flight” syndrome. This is when the sympathetic or limbic system becomes aroused and creates many symptoms such as rapid heartbeat, nervous feelings, panic feeling, sweating, shortness of breath, and many other well-known symptoms. This can also occur when a situation is a real threat…
Annual IOP Statistics Summary 2022
AREAS OF STRENGTH: • 100% of reviewed charts had ROI’s filled out and signed. This is an increase from 2021.• 100% of reviewed files had family involvement from start to finish or family involvement was offered to the IOP participant.• Overall, the total average of Quality-of-Life Scores was 3.6, meeting the goal of 3.6. This has been maintained from 2021.• Noticeably Improved Depression (53%) and Anxiety (51%) scores on average across all IOPs on empirically based measures. This is an…