About George
George Francis Giles is a licensed clinical social worker in California who helps people manage anxiety, stress, life transitions, and questions about identity. He focuses on practical ways to feel steadier day to day and to make clearer choices about work, relationships, and personal goals. He uses a straightforward, person-centered style.
Sessions start with listening so the client’s priorities guide the work. From there he offers tools drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to address thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that cause distress.
Background and approach
George has 10 years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - in California. That background includes helping people cope with grief, addiction, intimacy-related issues, and the effects of discrimination or isolation. He also supports exploration around sexuality and gender identity when clients want that focus.
In therapy he blends talk and action. Clients might map patterns that cause anxiety, try new skills between sessions, then reflect on what worked. He uses motivational interviewing and narrative techniques to help people clarify values and rewrite unhelpful stories about themselves.
Practical concerns matter in his work. George helps with career transitions, self-esteem, and finding purpose later in life. He also brings experience with hospice and end-of-life counseling, aging issues, and communication problems that affect relationships.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client's goals. The therapist creates space for clients to say what matters, and sessions move at the client's pace to explore identity, values, or practical problems.Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people notice and change thoughts and behaviors that fuel anxiety or low mood. It often involves specific exercises and experiments to try between sessions so progress is tangible.
Dialectical behavior therapy offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. It teaches techniques for distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and clearer communication that can be practiced in daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with clients to choose methods that fit their goals, preferences, and day-to-day reality. That collaborative process can include trying a few techniques and adjusting as needed.
Online therapy makes these methods accessible through several formats. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief reflections, notes about exercises, and on-the-go coaching between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and maintain steady progress.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sexuality
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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