Joe Girillo
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT 85895I provide psychotherapy to individuals, couples and families.
Are you struggling with feeling inferior; feeling superior; needing to be perfect; feeling you're a burden; or people pleasing? When we grow up in difficult circumstances, we come up with these beliefs/ways of being as a way to help us feel a little more safe. As difficult as it is to hold these beliefs about ourselves, they somehow help us feel better. As we grow up, they create difficulties in our adult relationships.
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I know what it's like when your mind constantly wanders, except for those times when you get intensely focused on the wrong things, making it hard to pull away. The anxiety of everything you need to do looms over you. At home, everyone expects you to organize their lives while you struggle to organize your own. You feel frustrated for not meeting their expectations and can't comprehend why you can't accomplish things you know you should be able to do. Life feels chaotic and out of control.
I work with children, families, individuals, and couples to help navigate life’s complexities—whether it’s anxiety, depression, trauma, attachment styles, identity exploration, or life transitions. I believe that every person’s journey is unique, and I approach each one with deep respect, empathy, and authenticity.
Do you feel heard? Feeling depressed, anxious, and stressed out? You do not have to go through it alone. One thing I pride myself in is listening to my patients. I am a certified Integrative Psychiatric Provider. I offer online telehealth treatment for stress, anxiety, depression, insomnia, trauma, eating disorders, and medication management. My goal is to listen to your concerns and work with you to develop personalized, comprehensive care that tailors to your needs using holistic approaches.
A traumatic childhood can shape the story you have about yourself and your ability to achieve healthy connections. Unhealthy/Unwanted romantic or sexual relationships can effect how you view love and what you deserve. I work primarily with clients suffering from family trauma (physical/emotional/sexual abuse, domestic violence, attachment, neglect, incest) to re-author their story.
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Living in a world that often tells you you don't have the right to exist as you are can be exhausting. You may feel constantly misunderstood, disregarded, or as though you just can't get ahead no matter how hard you try. You might want healthier relationships with others but have no idea what that means or how to create one. If you feel as though you never got the handbook on "how to human," or have spent your life trying to fit into a predetermined mold that just doesn't fit, I can help.
My clients are artists and creatives- neurodivergent, highly sensitive "black-sheep" healing from complex trauma and longing to live authentically in a toxic culture. You may find yourself stuck in distressing patterns that are affecting your relationships, self-worth and health. Together we can explore how these patterns actually make sense given your lived experience. We will reduce shame making space for compassion & healing.
I work with individuals who want to look inward, explore what is important to them, and learn tools to overcome anxiety, pain, addiction, and trauma, and strive to build a therapeutic alliance based on trust, authenticity, warmth, and ease. Through trust and a strong alliance, I empower my clients to engage with helpful coping skills, improve their relationships, and increase self awareness/compassion to overcome challenges and find peace.
Are you looking for someone to guide you through life's decision-making pivotal moments? Are you uncertain about which job or career you can settle for? Have you wondered what type of personality you are or what attachment you have? Do you want some clarity in dating or moving forward with the next step in the relationship? Or perhaps you experience panic attacks often, have nightmares, or are hoping to find your community as an immigrant or adult child of immigrant parents? Book a call with me!
I work with individuals and relationships looking to live more authentically and to deepen their relationships. My clients are often seeking self-discovery and growth, whether they’re exploring gender identity, building meaningful relationships, addressing intimacy, or healing from religious trauma. Together, we can create a space of acceptance and curiosity, fostering a path toward a life that aligns with their full selves.
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The teenage years are filled with anxieties of self discovery and identity. As a young adult you may have parts of yourself you feel like you must hide. You may feel like there are conflicts with who you are, and how you currently present in the world. You may be coming to a deeper understanding of your gender or sexual identity. This can be a scary time that can complicate your relationship with your friends and family. Together we can explore ways to find a little more ease in the journey.
I specialize in supporting women, mothers, and couples navigating the complex and often overwhelming challenges of motherhood, infertility, the profound grief associated with termination for medical reasons (TFMR), aging, parenting difficulties, relationship concerns, life transitions, and various forms of grief. Drawing on my own experiences as a mother, I am uniquely attuned to the pressures women endure.
You’re overwhelmed, self-aware, and stuck in patterns you don’t totally understand — in relationships, with your emotions, or the way you talk to yourself. I work best with teens and twenty-somethings navigating anxiety, low self-worth, perfectionism, people-pleasing, identity questions, and relational dynamics that aren’t working anymore.
I work with people who feel like their lives are a mess. Sometimes this sense of chaos has been lifelong. Other times something has happened that completely upends the structure of a person’s life, leaving them to pick up the pieces. The people I work with don’t fit into a neat diagnostic box. They often struggle with issues across a number of domains, whether eating, substance use, career, identity, and of course relationships. I also work with many people who are queer and/or artists.
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Divorce can feel like make you feel like your life is out of control; like someone or some thing picked up the snow globe of your life and shook it. Now all the pieces are flying around and everything feels overwhelming, uncertain. You don’t know how to put things back together again and are maybe not even sure you really want to. It can feel like you will never be happy again. Divorce is hard and often it's really shitty.
I have extensive experience working with teenagers and adults who face issues with anxiety, depression, ADHD, addiction, trauma, self-esteem and more. My clients tend to be curious and creative. They're empathetic, smart, and funny. And my 10+ years in the entertainment industry provides me with personal insight to help those in the creative community.
Are there moments when you feel overwhelmed, tired of feeling stressed, anxious, and discouraged from life events that are out of your control? Maybe you have experienced a significant trauma or loss like a relationship ending, a job loss, a move, loss of financial security, or the death of a loved one? All life changes both positive and negative can throw you into grief, a state of disequilibrium, where you struggle to find a new normal or you experience difficulties in your relationships.