About Joseph
Dr. Joseph Lukas-Drouillard Hogan is a licensed social worker who combines client-centered care with practical therapy tools. He offers steady, down-to-earth support for people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship concerns, and life transitions.
He brings two decades of clinical experience to sessions and aims to make conversations feel straightforward and human. He began in career counseling and inpatient psychiatric care before earning a Master of Social Work from Eastern Michigan University.
Background and approach
Over the years he has worked in rural communities, on a Native American reservation, in VA settings, and in independent practice serving older adults. He also has experience with addiction services and hospice and end-of-life counseling. In sessions he focuses on listening first and then using practical techniques people can try between appointments.
He draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and make small behavior changes. Motivational Interviewing helps when clients are unsure about change and need to build momentum. He is licensed as an LISW in Ohio and an LCSW in New Mexico and has roughly 20 years of experience in clinical settings.
He also has experience supporting veterans and first responders and is familiar with issues that come from caregiving and compassion fatigue. Joseph offers therapy in English and accepts clients from outside the United States. Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
He aims to meet people where they are and help them find realistic steps toward feeling better.
Therapeutic tools for online support
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening without judgment and helping people find their own solutions; it’s useful for building trust and clarifying what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers practical exercises to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful habits. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative way to explore ambivalence and strengthen a person’s own reasons for change.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit their needs. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as progress and priorities become clearer.
Online sessions can make regular therapy easier to fit into life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when seeing expressions matters. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, quick coping reminders, or when written communication feels easier. These formats offer flexibility for people juggling work, caregiving, travel, or limited time.
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What this therapist works with
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- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- New Mexico, Ohio
- Languages
- English
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