About Jose
Jose Angel Diaz offers calm, practical help for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, trauma, or depression. He works with individuals who are struggling with life changes, concentration or attention concerns, and the aftereffects of past abuse. Jose speaks plainly and focuses on small, doable steps that fit into everyday life.
He uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take action toward a meaningful life. He also brings trauma-focused perspectives and client-centered care, which means sessions follow the person’s priorities and pace.
Background and approach
Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and motivational interviewing are used when people need tools for emotion regulation and decision-making. Jose trained at the University of Chicago and holds a master’s degree. He is a licensed clinical social worker in Illinois - LCSW.
He has three years of professional practice experience in clinical settings. Sessions can address attachment patterns, control issues, impulsivity, chronic pain or illness, and social anxiety. He aims to translate therapeutic ideas into steps people can try between sessions.
Jose encourages clients to notice small changes and build on them. He offers straightforward collaboration: the person sets goals, and Jose helps plan how to reach them. He emphasizes respect for each person’s story and uses practical strategies to manage symptoms and improve daily functioning.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people name what matters most and take practical steps toward those values, even when emotions are hard. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, offering empathy, and letting the person lead the pace and topics of sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy provides concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and reducing impulsive responses.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the person to identify goals, try approaches that fit those goals, and adjust methods based on what feels most helpful. This conversation about fit happens early and continues as progress is reviewed.
Online formats here include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, so people can pick what works for their schedule and circumstances. Video calls are useful for face-to-face interaction, phone sessions can fit during a break with lower bandwidth, and chat or text are good for brief check-ins or ongoing written work. These options make it easier to keep regular contact and bring therapy into daily life when in-person visits are difficult.
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- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English