Garry Wiley Jr., LCSW

Garry Wiley Jr. is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, depression, addiction, trauma, and issues around intimacy. He emphasizes practical steps and clear conversation to help people move forward. He aims to create a calm space where clients can speak honestly without judgement.

Garry favors straightforward approaches that focus on thoughts, behaviors, and skills people can use between sessions. He draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and client-centered methods to tailor support to each person's needs. Sessions often include identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying small behavior changes.

He also uses mindfulness practices to help people notice strong feelings and respond differently to them. For relationship concerns he incorporates ideas from the Gottman Method to improve communication and reduce conflict. He is attentive to issues such as parenting stresses, fatherhood concerns, and challenges tied to life transitions.

Garry brings five years of professional experience to his practice and works with people on a wide range of challenges including anger, self-esteem, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and career questions. He supports those facing complicated emotions like guilt, shame, and isolation. The approach is collaborative and paced to each person's comfort.

People who meet with Garry can expect clear goals, practical exercises, and regular check-ins on progress. He encourages honest conversation and small experiments that build confidence outside sessions. His style is steady, direct, and focused on usable tools.

Practical approaches for online therapy and relationships

Garry commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying small behavior experiments to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression. Client-centered work emphasizes listening, acceptance, and building goals that matter to the person, which helps when people feel stuck or unsure about next steps.

He also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when emotions feel intense. DBT offers concrete tools for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interactions with others, which can be useful for relationship strain, anger, or impulsivity. Together these approaches give a mix of skills training and empathetic support to address many common concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then suggest a plan. That plan can change over time as needs shift and progress is tracked.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversations and skills practice, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can help with quick check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and try different ways of communicating as needed.