- Years in practice
- 9
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Colorado, Alaska
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Joe
Joe Bray is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Colorado with nine years of experience. He focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, and parenting concerns. He aims to build an open, respectful space where people can talk about what matters most to them.
Clients can expect straightforward conversations about current struggles and practical steps to try between sessions. Joe works from approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, and mindfulness to help people notice patterns and try new actions.
Background and approach
He also uses client-centered and emotionally focused methods when relationships and attachment come up. He pays attention to cultural background, sexual orientation, and other identity factors that shape daily life. That means exploring how values, beliefs, and community affect choices and stress.
He also helps with issues linked to certain jobs, such as first responder stress and burnout. Work in sessions can include talking through painful memories, planning small behavior changes, and practicing skills to manage intense feelings. Joe supports people facing grief, infidelity, eating or sleeping struggles, ADHD challenges, and career transitions.
He also offers coaching-style guidance for people who want clear, goal-focused work. His manner is empathetic and direct, with an emphasis on collaboration. People who want practical tools, honest feedback, and steady support tend to find his approach useful.
What Joe works with
Everything Joe lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Joe helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- First responder issues
- Infidelity
- Multicultural concerns
- Personality disorders
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Approaches Joe lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings. ACT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and parenting stress because it emphasizes action aligned with goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot unhelpful thought patterns and test new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, low mood, and sleep problems. CBT often includes specific exercises and practice between sessions. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's own experience, offering empathetic listening and validation to help build self-understanding and confidence.Finding the right approach is a team effort. Joe will talk with each person about their goals, challenges, and preferences, then suggest ways of working together. That collaborative process means approaches can be combined or adjusted over time to match what is and isn't helping.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues for relationship or emotionally focused work. Phone sessions can fit a commute or lower bandwidth situations. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, real-time coaching, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to maintain momentum in therapy around work, parenting, and other obligations.
Questions people ask about Joe
What kinds of problems does Joe help address?
He helps with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, self-esteem, parenting, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, sleep and eating concerns, and related problems.
What is his style or therapeutic approach?
He uses a mix of approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, client-centered work, emotionally focused methods, and mindfulness to fit different needs.
How much experience does he have?
He has nine years of professional experience as a licensed counselor working with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
Where is he licensed and where is he located?
He holds LPC credentials in Alaska and Colorado and practices out of Colorado.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to meet different scheduling needs.
How does payment or cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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