Joseph Grossman, LCSW, CSW

Approaches you can use online with your therapist

Joseph often uses Existential Therapy to help people talk about meaning, choices, and the stresses that come with life transitions. This approach can be useful for people wrestling with values, purpose, or major life changes. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, is another tool he uses to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while taking steps toward what matters to them; ACT often helps with anxiety, depression, and motivation challenges.

He also works from a client-centered stance that emphasizes listening and shaping the work around the person's priorities. Finding the right approach is part of the process - the therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and everyday realities. That means trying things, checking what helps, and adjusting as needed.

Online therapy makes that collaborative work flexible. Video calls let people use visual cues and more in-depth conversation. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a good shorter check-in option. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief check-ins, ongoing reflections, or notes between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or health needs while using the therapeutic approaches Joseph practices.