About Joseph
Joseph Guzzi is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with about 30 years of practice. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, anger, and related struggles. He offers online sessions in English for clients in Utah and internationally.
He uses straightforward, practical conversation to make sense of hard feelings. Sessions focus on understanding what keeps problems going and learning concrete skills to change them. He often sets small goals between visits so progress feels steady and measurable.
Background and approach
His background includes a Bachelor and Master of Social Work from the University of South Florida and a long history of clinical work since 1997. That experience includes treating mood disorders, substance and alcohol concerns, and grief. He has worked with adults and teens in individual, couples, family, and group formats over his career.
Joseph pays attention to attachment and dependency patterns that show up in relationships. He also addresses issues such as body image, communication problems, divorce and separation, and addiction recovery. When trauma and abuse are part of the story, he helps people safely process the wounds from the past.
In sessions he aims to be caring, clear, and practical. He combines teaching, skill-building, and focused talk to help people regain balance. People can expect steady guidance, tools to practice between sessions, and direct help planning next steps.
Approaches that guide online care
Joseph draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and recovery. One common approach he uses teaches skills for managing strong emotions and anxiety, helping people reduce overwhelm and handle daily stress more effectively. Another approach centers on processing trauma and past hurts in a paced way, helping people make sense of painful memories and reduce their hold on current life.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. He works with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. Together they review progress and adjust methods so therapy stays useful and relevant to daily life.
Online sessions offer flexibility and different ways to connect. Video calls let people meet face-to-face from wherever they are, while phone sessions can work when internet bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to check in between visits or fit brief sessions into a busy day. These options help people keep therapy consistent around work, family, or travel.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Washington, Utah
- Languages
- English