About Joey
Dr. Joey Gardner is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 12 years of practice to conversations about stress and anxiety. He holds a doctorate in social work and a master’s in information technology health informatics.
Dr. Gardner focuses on practical steps people can use now to feel steadier and regain control. He has worked in school-based settings, inpatient care, and outpatient services.
That mix means he has seen many kinds of struggles and assists people in finding helpful community resources.
Background and approach
He also has experience coordinating care with other providers when that makes sense. In sessions he keeps things interactive. He uses cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thinking and solution-focused techniques to build small, usable changes.
Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or unsure how to begin. People who reach out can expect direct conversation about goals and next steps. Dr.
Gardner often pairs practical coaching with counseling to support work, relationships, and parenting concerns. He pays attention to skills that improve daily functioning. Dr.
Gardner works with concerns like anxiety, panic, depression, ADHD, self-esteem, and workplace stress. He also helps with communication problems, forgiveness, and finding life purpose. His aim is to help people find clearer direction and more effective ways to cope.
Online approaches that focus on skills and forward momentum
Dr. Gardner commonly draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused therapy in online sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people notice thinking and behavior patterns that fuel anxiety or low mood and then practice new ways of responding. Solution-focused therapy centers on small, achievable steps and on what is already working, which can be helpful for quick progress and concrete problem solving.Motivational interviewing is used when someone feels uncertain about change. It involves conversational techniques that strengthen personal motivation and clarify reasons to move forward. Together these approaches give a mix of skills, short-term goals, and motivation work tailored to the person’s needs.
Finding the best approach is a shared process. Dr. Gardner will discuss goals, preferences, and day-to-day realities to decide which methods to emphasize. That collaborative planning helps shape session pacing and the mix of coaching and therapy.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be a simpler option with lower bandwidth, and chat or text can suit short check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, parenting, or other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Arkansas, Minnesota
- Languages
- English
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