About Justin
Dr. Justin Cole welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship or parenting concerns. He introduces a calm, straightforward style so conversations stay focused and practical.
He is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - based in Colorado and brings many years of practice to each session. He uses simple tools to lower anxiety and improve communication. Sessions often focus on small, doable changes clients can try between meetings.
Background and approach
He aims to make the work feel useful and relevant to everyday life. Justin draws on several approaches to match the person in front of him. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports values-based choices when emotions are intense. Attachment-based ideas guide work around closeness and trust. Over 25 years of clinical work, he gained experience with stress, family conflict, intimacy-related issues, and caregiving strain.
He also supports people facing chronic illness, body image concerns, and complicated personality or attachment patterns. Sessions are offered in English and delivered remotely in a variety of formats. He encourages parents and individuals who feel stuck to take a first step and try a short conversation to see if the approach fits.
Approach-driven online therapy that fits your life
Dr. Cole commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in online sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then choosing actions that match your values. It can help with anxiety, stress, and situations where worry gets in the way of living. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns of closeness and trust in relationships and helps people change how they connect when old patterns cause pain.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. He discusses goals and preferences with each person and adapts methods to what feels most useful. The process is collaborative and aims to find tools that fit your situation and daily life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy manageable. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation when you want that connection. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Messaging and live chat are useful for shorter check-ins, skill practice, or when real-time flexibility helps you stay consistent with care.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Colorado
- Languages
- English