About Joseph
Joseph Boivin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Connecticut with 30 years of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. He listens with respect and works to make conversations feel clear and manageable for worried parents and individuals. He focuses on practical steps you can try between sessions.
He emphasizes compassion and sensitivity in every interaction. He helps people who are coping with addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, and grief.
Background and approach
He also supports those facing relationship and family concerns, eating struggles, parenting stress, bipolar challenges, ADHD, and major life changes. Additional focus areas include self-harm and sexual assault and abuse. Joseph adapts the plan to fit each person.
He uses a mix of approaches, selecting tools that match what you need and how you prefer to work. Sessions aim to break problems into smaller parts and build clear coping steps. His style is straightforward and collaborative.
He invites questions and checks in about progress so plans can change as needed. Motivation and small behavior shifts are common targets in his work. People meet with him by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
He explains how sessions will run and helps schedule follow-ups that fit family life. If you want a counselor who blends practical techniques with a warm approach, he offers that combination.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening without judgment and following your lead. It helps when you need a supportive space to talk through worries and decide what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change them; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with you about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together you decide whether to try one method or blend techniques, and the plan is adjusted as progress is made.
Online formats used include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets you have a face-to-face conversation when schedules align. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging offer shorter check-ins and more flexible ways to keep momentum between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family routines and changing schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English
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