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As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the states of New York, Colorado, and New Jersey, I've had the opportunity to work with children, teens, adults, couples, and families in various settings. While providing behavioral health supports, I've had the ability to partner through the process of healing wounds that serve as an impediment to wellness.

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Within my practice, I utilize Brainspotting, mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, trauma focused, play therapy, and solution focused therapy to aid in reaching a state of homeostasis.

Listen, not to respond, but to understand are words I live by both professionally and personally. I create a safe, non-judgemental, space for you to express your inner most thoughts and feelings. My clients come from all walks of life and face a wide spectrum of life stressors and mental health challenges, including: depression, anxiety, trauma, and relationship issues. Together we'll explore your patterns of behavior, where they come from, and develop deeper self-awareness & acceptance.

I have been in practice since 2013 and worked with people from all walks of life. I am sensitive to context, goal oriented and will work with you to find a solution that works for you.

Most guys don't end up in therapy because things fell apart. They end up here because they've been handling everything — work, relationships, expectations, pressure — and at some point something feels off, even when it looks fine from the outside. That's when you need something different: a stronger sense of your own values and direction.

I'm Joe Nord, the founder of Nord Therapy. Before becoming a therapist, I was a Division I athlete for five years and then a Division I wrestling coach for 13 years, including time at Columbia University. I've spent my career around men who hold themselves to a high standard — driven, high-achieving, often in finance, law, medicine, or building something of their own. I understand that world from the inside, not just from a textbook.

I draw on REBT, CBT, ACT, existential philosophy, and Stoic and Buddhist thought to help clients examine the beliefs and expectations that are quietly running the show. I'm direct, practical, and focused on creating real, meaningful change — not just talking about it.

Welcome! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 25 years of experience supporting individuals and families across diverse clinical settings. My career began in group homes working with adolescents and adults living with chronic mental illness, followed by work with the Department of Children and Families, Visiting Nurse Association and Crisis Intervention through the hospital Emergency Department where I developed strong skills in assessment, stabilization, and systems navigation.

For the past 10 years, I have specialized in Integrated Behavioral Health within a primary care setting, collaborating closely with medical providers to deliver whole-person, accessible mental health care.

I earned my Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) from Marist College and my Master of Social Work (MSW) from Fordham University. I utilize a range of evidence-based and client-centered treatment modalities, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), insight-oriented therapy, solution-focused therapy, and motivational interviewing. My work is grounded in helping clients build insight, develop coping strategies, and move toward meaningful, sustainable change.

I’m a bilingual (English/Spanish) Licensed Clinical Social Worker who believes that therapy works best when it feels like a partnership—not a one-sided process. I approach each session as a space where we work together to better understand your experiences, patterns, and goals.

I’ve been working with women, children and families for over 15 years in individual counseling, group settings, and program development. My expertise lies in helping people understand their own emotional experience, to use words not violence, to cope, to reduce impulsive and compulsive behavior, to advocate for themselves.

I believe to live fully, we must feel. Intensely. Viscerally. Freely. To feel pride and pain, joy and frustration. To taste the freedoms of life, as well as its restraints. To reconcile thoughts, actions and emotions that are often at odds. To square all of this with culture, beliefs, and history. To live fully is when a sense of equity, equality and balance is awakened. To live fully is to gain perspective and know that you can weather all of it, and not be overcome by these complexities, but learn to integrate them, for a full life.

NYU Graduate and Post- Graduate Clinical Professor

Director of the Post- MAster's Program in Addictions- NYU

I am Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 15+ years experience in the mental health field and 4+ years as a therapist at a mental health clinic in NYC. I graduated with a Master's in Social Work from Hunter College. I specialize in the treatment of Depression, Anxiety, Complex Trauma, and Grief. I have a very eclectic approach drawing from multiple trainings in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, IFS and Grief Counseling to address my patients' mental health needs. In my current job at a very busy mental health clinic, I treat, help, and empathically support people with very complex needs and socioeconomic stressors. As a therapist, I value authenticity, curiosity, and genuine connection. I believe healing happens through a strong therapeutic relationship where you feel safe to be yourself

I am a NY state licensed clinical mental health counselor with diagnostic privilege. Prior to my counseling career, I worked in occupational therapy with children and adults which has provided me with broader insight into how our physical and mental health impact daily functioning. Additionally, I am a certified youth mental health specialist and have experience working with at-risk youth and families. I specialize in anxiety, including social anxiety and school refusal, trauma and loss, identity, and stress management. I welcome all individuals from 13 and above,