About Justin
Justin Laffoon is a licensed clinical social worker in Arkansas who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns. He also supports people dealing with grief, addictions, eating issues, parenting strain, and challenges around sexuality and LGBT matters. He speaks English and brings 15 years of professional experience to his work.
Justin aims to make sessions straightforward and practical. He keeps conversations direct and nonjudgmental so people can talk about hard things without feeling criticized.
Background and approach
He focuses on small, doable steps that fit into daily life rather than long lists of abstract goals. In sessions he uses tools from therapies like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. That means helping people notice unhelpful thoughts, try new behaviors, and build skills for handling distress.
He tailors techniques to the person’s situation and pace. He is comfortable addressing issues such as caregiver stress, communication problems, guilt and shame, loneliness, self-love, forgiveness, and compassion fatigue. Conversations often include developing coping strategies, improving daily routines, and practicing clearer communication.
Justin describes therapy as a collaborative process. He supports clients in setting realistic goals and tracking small changes. Over time those changes add up to better ways of managing life’s ups and downs.
Online approaches that focus on skills and values
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help when anxiety, depression, or uncertainty make it hard to move forward.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on changing unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and many stress-related problems because it breaks problems into manageable steps and practical exercises.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating distress. It is often used when strong reactions or repeated patterns of conflict get in the way of daily life.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is good for quicker check-ins, and text messaging supports short daily practice or ongoing reflection. These options give flexibility while keeping the focus on skills, real-world practice, and steady progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Parenting issues
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Arkansas
- Languages
- English