About Joe
Joe Bray is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Colorado with nine years of experience. He focuses on helping people manage anxiety and stress and navigate major life changes. He meets clients where they are and aims for clear, practical steps forward.
Joe works with a wide range of concerns including depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, and struggles with self-esteem. He also addresses issues related to relationships, intimacy, grief, sleep, eating, and workplace or career stress.
Background and approach
His practice includes attention to multicultural concerns and first responder stress. In sessions Joe uses straightforward, collaborative methods. He draws on cognitive behavioral approaches to identify unhelpful thinking and on mindfulness practices to calm the body and mind.
He also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify what matters to them and take meaningful action. His style is warm and nonjudgmental. He encourages people to set small achievable goals and to build practical skills for everyday life.
Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, with space to talk through painful experiences when needed. Joe is comfortable supporting clients from diverse backgrounds and identities. He offers several ways to connect, including video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging.
He helps people choose the format that fits their schedule and needs.
Evidence-informed approaches delivered online
Joe uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people identify their values and take steps that matter, even when difficult thoughts or feelings show up. ACT often helps with anxiety, avoidance, and decisions about life direction.He also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to spot and change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and many day-to-day stresses.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and past experiences, then adapt methods to fit what works best. This means trying different tools and adjusting as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility and easier access to care. Video calls let people have a full session face-to-face; phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is low or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief coaching, tracking progress, or getting support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and varied routines.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Colorado, Alaska
- Languages
- English
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