Joy Garrett

Compassionate, skill-based support for lasting change

LPC Oregon

Experience: 10 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Family, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Joy

Joy Garrett is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who blends practical, evidence-informed methods with a compassionate, individualized approach to care. With ten years of experience, she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered listening to help people manage anxiety, depression, trauma, and stress.

Background and approach

Joy emphasizes clear, collaborative planning so clients can identify concrete steps toward relief and growth. Her work extends to relationship and family concerns, grief and loss, addictions, and a range of intimacy and self-esteem issues.

She also addresses specific challenges such as attachment and abandonment concerns, body image and eating struggles, caregiver stress, blended family dynamics, and communication or control difficulties. Joy adapts conversations and treatment strategies to each person’s priorities, offering steady support as clients navigate life transitions or complex emotional patterns.

Based in Oregon, she approaches therapy with sensitivity and respect, aiming to empower people to make meaningful changes. The tone of her practice is collaborative and nonjudgmental, inviting clients to explore values, build coping skills, and strengthen day-to-day functioning at a pace that feels right for them.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Joy integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy into online sessions, explaining each approach in straightforward terms. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns, offering concrete tools for anxiety, depression, and stress. ACT emphasizes values and acceptance skills, helping people live with difficult feelings while pursuing meaningful goals, which can be especially useful for grief, relationship concerns, and chronic worries.

Choosing the right approach is presented as a collaborative process. Joy works with each client to explore goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful in early sessions, adjusting methods over time so therapy aligns with individual needs and life circumstances.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it possible to maintain consistency in care while fitting sessions into busy lives, supporting follow-up between meetings and enabling continued skill practice regardless of location.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns can Joy help with?

She works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family issues, grief, addictions, intimacy-related matters, eating and body image struggles, parenting and caregiver stress, anger, and self-esteem challenges.

What is her therapeutic approach and style?

Her style combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered listening, offering practical skill-building along with values-oriented reflection and empathic support.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Joy brings ten years of professional experience to her work with clients, applying evidence-informed methods across a variety of concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Oregon; her credential is listed as OR LPC C9181.

Does she work with clients in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available?

Clients can meet with her through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences and schedules.

How are sessions priced and billed?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are involved in getting started?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a brief matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteem

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shame Impulsivity Isolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacks PhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Oregon

Languages

English