About Joseph
Joseph Kaiser is a New York State licensed mental health counselor with 15 years of experience. He works with adults and young adults on common concerns such as anxiety, stress, depression, and relationship struggles. Joseph uses plain language and a direct style to help people feel understood and make concrete changes.
He offers an approachable, warm manner in sessions. Joseph listens first, then helps people set small, practical goals. Conversations focus on what is happening now and what can be tried between meetings to reduce symptoms and improve daily life.
Background and approach
Joseph uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different responses. He also draws on mindfulness practices to teach calm, grounding skills that can be used when anxiety spikes. Solution-focused techniques help keep sessions goal-directed and efficient.
Over his career he has supported people with parenting and family-related stress, trauma and abuse, LGBT concerns, anger, self-esteem, and career transitions. He also works with clients managing ADHD, bipolar mood issues, and complex co-morbid conditions. Joseph adapts plans to fit each person's needs and preferences.
He encourages clear communication and practical homework between sessions. People who want straightforward, skills-based work often find his approach helpful.
How Joseph Uses Evidence-Based Methods Online
Joseph commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify negative thought patterns and try different behaviors that lead to measurable change; this approach is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. He also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple breathing and grounding exercises that reduce reactivity and improve focus in day-to-day life.Finding the right approach is collaborative. Joseph will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then suggest methods to try. He reviews progress together and adjusts the plan so the work fits the client's needs and pace.
Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people work face to face from wherever they are. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or work well when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging allow quick questions, ongoing support between meetings, or a written way to process thoughts without being on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different lifestyles.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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