Joy Garrett, LPC

Joy Garrett is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on practical, evidence-informed methods to help people manage stress and anxiety. She uses clear, straightforward conversation to help parents and adults facing family strain, trauma, depression, and relationship concerns. Joy emphasizes kindness and respect in each session.

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking and build new coping skills. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to clarify values and take meaningful action even when emotions are painful. Client-centered principles guide the pace and direction of sessions so people set goals that fit their lives.

Joy has about ten years of experience in counseling work and has helped people through grief, addiction concerns, body image struggles, and parenting stress. She also addresses attachment and abandonment issues, blended family challenges, control and communication problems, and disruptions related to mood conditions.

Sessions focus on practical steps you can use between meetings. That may include skill practice, simple behavior changes, or value-driven action plans. Joy adjusts the plan over time based on what is and isn’t working.

Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. She listens first, then offers techniques and exercises that align with each person’s goals and circumstances. This helps people feel more capable of handling everyday pressures and relationship strain.

How CBT and ACT Shape Online Care

Joy commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot patterns of thought that increase worry or sadness and then practice small behavior changes to test new ways of coping. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is used alongside CBT to help clients clarify what matters to them and take action consistent with those values even when feelings are difficult.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Joy collaborates with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, needs, and daily life. She adjusts methods over time, mixing skills training, values work, and listening to find what helps most.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video lets people read facial cues and use visual tools, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, and messaging supports brief check-ins or skill practice between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and stay connected from different locations.