About Joseph
Joseph Grossman is a licensed clinical social worker who helps adults and young people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and self-esteem challenges. He speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps that fit into a busy life. People turn to him when they need clearer thinking, steadier mood, or help finding a new job.
Joseph draws on a mix of approaches to tailor sessions to each person. He uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take small steps toward them.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thinking and try different responses. Emotionally-Focused ideas guide work on improving closeness and communication in relationships. His approach emphasizes talking through current problems and building skills you can use between sessions.
Sessions are collaborative - the person sets goals and Joseph suggests practical ways forward. He pays attention to emotions while keeping the plan focused on real-life changes. Joseph has fifteen years of practice and holds LCSW and CSW credentials.
He works from Colorado and offers guidance for career transitions, parenting strain, grief, addiction concerns, and coping with life changes. He also addresses issues such as chronic illness, caregiving stress, body image, and isolation. Sessions are offered in English and Joseph accepts international clients.
He aims to make therapy understandable and applicable, helping people manage day-to-day stressors and rebuild a sense of control.
How Joseph's Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and take small actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and making life changes when someone feels stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Emotionally-Focused Therapy pays attention to feelings in close relationships and helps people change interaction patterns to feel more connected and understood.Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process. Joseph will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and comfort. That joint decision can change over time as progress is made and new challenges appear.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into life. Video calls allow face-to-face work on emotions and communication. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or for a brief check-in. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for shorter updates, coaching-style prompts, and between-session support. These options offer flexibility so work on values, thinking patterns, and relationships can continue from wherever a person is able to meet.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Colorado
- Languages
- English