About Gregory
Gregory Speed is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in New Jersey with 47 years of professional experience. He helps people facing trauma and abuse, grief and loss, career struggles, depression, and major life changes. He also has a focus on issues affecting veterans and armed forces members.
Gregory aims to treat people with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. He adapts conversations and plans to each person’s needs. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking about current problems.
Background and approach
Gregory draws on decades of experience to offer steady support during difficult times. Gregory has worked with veterans who experienced combat-related tours. He serves on the Citizens Veterans Advisory Committee, a local veterans group board.
That background informs his understanding of military-related stress and transitions. In sessions he works to empower the person and build coping skills. He encourages realistic goals and steady progress rather than quick fixes.
He frames the work as a collaboration where the person’s priorities guide the plan. Gregory emphasizes that seeking help takes courage and is a strong first step. He focuses on helping people find more fulfilling, happier lives through clear steps, thoughtful conversation, and ongoing support.
Evidence-based approaches and online access
Many of Gregory's methods focus on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help people process difficult events and regain functioning. One common approach is trauma-informed care, which involves pacing conversations about painful memories, building coping skills, and reducing distress from past events. This approach is useful for people affected by abuse or combat-related experiences.Another key focus is grief-focused support, which helps people find ways to live with loss. That work includes naming feelings, establishing routines, and setting small goals that restore daily functioning. For career and depression concerns, Gregory emphasizes problem-solving and activity planning to rebuild motivation and clarity.
Finding the right fit is part of the treatment. The therapist collaborates with the person to choose or adapt methods based on needs, goals, and preferences. That process may shift over time as priorities change.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video can support face-to-face conversation, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows quick check-ins, and messaging suits brief updates or between-session touchpoints. These options help fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Experience
- 47 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English