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Joseph Frey, LMFT

Compassionate trauma-focused therapy for practical change

About Joseph

Joseph Frey is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Colorado who focuses on trauma, anxiety, and relationship concerns. He draws on a practical, problem-solving style to help people manage stress, depression, and struggles with intimacy and addiction.

Background and approach

Joseph keeps language plain and sessions focused on clear goals so parents and busy adults can follow the work easily. He uses techniques from EMDR, narrative work, and solution-focused methods to help people make sense of painful memories and move toward measurable change.

Those approaches guide sessions when past hurts, panic, obsessive thoughts, or attachment wounds are getting in the way of daily life. Joseph aims to help people reduce symptoms and regain a sense of direction.

His background includes military service, corporate leadership, and years in independent practice. That mix shapes a direct and organized therapy style that still leaves room for listening and connection.

He invites clients to name practical goals and tries methods that fit each person’s pace and needs. Sessions commonly address parenting strain, communication problems, infidelity fallout, process addictions, eating and food-related issues, and self-harm concerns.

Joseph also works with mood disorders, panic attacks, dissociation, and abandonment or attachment issues using approaches matched to the problem. He offers phone, video, live chat, and text-based sessions to fit different schedules.

Conversations are collaborative: he helps people sort what matters most, then builds short-term plans and longer-term steps to reach their goals.

Online trauma-focused and goal-based therapy

EMDR is a structured approach that helps people process upsetting memories in a focused way so those memories feel less disturbing. It is often used when past events keep causing high anxiety, panic, or post-traumatic stress symptoms. Narrative Therapy helps people tell and reframe their life stories so painful patterns make more sense and new choices become possible; it is useful for work on identity, attachment, and abandonment themes.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and together with the client pick methods that match the presenting issues, goals, and personal comfort. That means sessions can mix trauma-focused methods with solution-focused steps when a faster, practical change is needed.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face-to-face when helpful, phone is useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a quick check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These choices make therapy easier to fit into busy lives and different daily routines.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Joseph help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting strain, anger, career concerns, and related problems like OCD, panic, and self-harm.
What is his overall therapy style?
Joseph uses a practical, goal-focused style that blends trauma-focused techniques with narrative and solution-focused approaches. Sessions emphasize clear steps and collaborative planning.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has ten years of clinical experience as a therapist, plus additional background in military service and corporate leadership that shape his approach.
Where is he licensed and practicing?
He is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a Colorado LMFT credential and practices from Colorado.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.