About Joseph
Joseph Rifici (He/Him) is a licensed professional clinical counselor with 14 years of experience helping people manage life’s stressors. He works with adults on issues such as anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, and relationship concerns. He focuses on practical steps people can use right away and adapts his style to each person's needs.
Joseph trained in community counseling and started his clinical work in residential addiction treatment. Early in his career he provided individual and group therapy, brief family sessions, crisis intervention, and case management for adults facing chemical dependency and co-occurring disorders.
Background and approach
He later moved into supervision and clinical coordination roles, which broadened his perspective on treatment and program delivery. In subsequent years he shifted to outpatient and personal-organization settings, continuing to support adults with a wide range of mental health issues. He often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and blends that with acceptance-based and mindfulness approaches when helpful.
He also draws from client-centered and existential ideas to match what a person needs in the moment. Joseph describes a warm, direct style. Sessions usually focus on clear skills, realistic goals, and practical problem solving.
He pays attention to trauma history, motivation for change, and how life events shape mood and behavior. Outside of work he enjoys reading, music, hiking, spending time with friends and family, and caring for his cat, Charlie. He practices in Ohio and offers services in English.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Joseph frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in his work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems going, which can help with anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy combines mindfulness and values-based action to help people live with difficult feelings while moving toward meaningful goals.Finding the right approach is part of the process. He talks with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide whether to try CBT, ACT, a client-centered emphasis, or a mix of approaches and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that is helpful. Phone sessions work when a quieter connection or lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, managing urges, or keeping momentum between sessions. These options make it easier to fit counseling into busy schedules and different daily routines.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English