About Jose
Jose Baltazar is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on practical help for everyday problems. He brings a calm, straightforward manner to sessions and aims to make conversations easy to follow. Jose lists his credential as LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Jose works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and substance or process addictions. He also helps people with relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strains, ADHD, mood swings such as bipolar symptoms, and life changes like separation or midlife reassessment.
Background and approach
He pays attention to cultural background and identity, including LGBT concerns. In sessions Jose uses a mix of approaches chosen to match each person. He draws on client-centered methods to listen and build trust.
He uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. He also incorporates dialectical skills and mindfulness practices when those tools fit the problem. People meet Jose for short-term problem solving and longer work on patterns that repeat over time.
He can help with anger, jealousy, attachment and abandonment worries, or feelings of emptiness tied to family of origin issues. He also supports people coping with panic attacks, process addictions, and the practical fallout of divorce and separation. Jose practices in Illinois and has three years of documented experience as an LCSW.
Sessions are offered in English. He aims to be direct and down-to-earth while helping people find clearer ways to cope and move forward.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy and collaboration. It helps people feel heard and decide what matters most to work on, whether that is relationship stress, grief, or feelings of emptiness.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It offers simple exercises and steps to reduce anxiety, manage mood swings, and change unhelpful habits.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance and better interpersonal interactions. These skills can help with intense emotions, anger, panic, and patterns like avoidance or impulsive behaviors.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss needs, goals and preferences and then try methods that fit. If something is not helping, adjustments are made together so sessions stay useful and relevant.
Online work is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video lets conversations feel more like in-person meetings. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and messaging support shorter updates or reflection between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep momentum between meetings.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Co-morbidity
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English