Joe Girillo
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT 85895I provide psychotherapy to individuals, couples and families.
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I work with adults navigating life's challenges, including anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and substance use recovery. I also work with teens in a limited capacity, helping them manage the pressures of growing up and build resilience. My goal is to meet you where you are and support you in creating meaningful change.
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If you found me, you may struggle to find self confidence or a positive relationship with yourself, you may also feel anxious or depressed. Your self defeating thoughts may be debilitating. Perhaps your relationships suffer. You aren't feeling like your authentic self and it takes a toll on your mental health.
My clients often request support in navigating depression, anxiety, self-esteem, gender identity, burnout, perfectionism, neurodivergence and other such concerns. In working with me, you'll find a therapist who is open-minded, welcoming, approachable, flexible, at times serious or silly, and, above all, committed to liberatory principles.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or weighed down by life’s challenges? Perhaps you’re struggling with anxiety, depression, relationship conflicts, or a sense of emptiness that’s hard to explain. Maybe you’re carrying past wounds or navigating a transition that feels impossible to handle alone. Whatever your pain, you don’t have to face it by yourself. Your story matters, and I’m here to listen, understand, and support you every step of the way.
I'm passionate about helping individuals explore their connections to culture, family, and past experiences to foster growth. As a queer Filipina therapist, I specialize in working with adults, immigrants/children of immigrants, the LGBTQIA+ population and other BIPOC individuals.
Are you struggling to manage the stressors life throws your way? Do you find yourself feeling disconnected in your relationships, longing for deeper connections? If so, you are not alone. Life can be overwhelming, and seeking support is a courageous step. As a committed therapist, I’m here to guide you on your unique journey toward growth and empowerment.
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Feeling stuck? Struggling to identify goals? Feeling as if your body image and relationship to food has become overwhelming? Whether you are having a hard time answering these questions or the answers are ingrained in you, I am here to support you! Authenticity and empowerment are the focus of my therapeutic style. Together, let's take a look at what is and is not serving you in life right now. I work through story, tools and feedback to help clients realign with their true self.
I want to acknowledge the courage it takes to face struggles with body image, eating patterns, and the complicated feelings that accompany them. These challenges—such as worrying about food, feeling uncomfortable in your own skin, or facing pressure from expectations—can feel isolating, but you are not alone. Society's narrow ideals can easily lead us to feel inadequate. Together, we will explore your relationship with yourself, uncover self-compassion, and build resilience.
Welcome new clients! Does depression weigh you down and say you always come up short? Is anxiety paralyzing that you can't seem to relax? Does trauma hold you back from creating your preferred life story? I follow your lead as I help you increase awareness of how the problems entered your life. The problem doesn't get the final say on how you live your life. Let's reclaim that life you've always wanted, while being in touch with your strengths, values, and wisdom to create your solutions.
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I have worked with adults and families facing life transitions, depression, domestic violence, anxiety, relationship issues, and acculturation challenges. I also help children and teens navigate peer pressure, self-esteem, and transitions. I love witnessing clients’ “aha moments” when they recognize their strengths and resilience. Everyone is an expert in their own life, and being part of your journey is a privilege.
Hello dear one. While I may not yet know your journey, I’m glad we are crossing paths. Healing is not meant to be done alone. Each of us will face anxiety, loss, disruption, disconnection, illness… these are natural to the human condition. As a world community, the unraveling is at our door: climate change, wars, and rampant inequality. In exploring these challenges, we will tap into the wells of knowledge, tools, and wisdom that reside within us and the Earth, as collaborators in your healing.
I work psychoanalytically with patients who wish to more deeply explore and understand their internal world. Together we can create language for hidden, blocked, 'unthinkable' thoughts; name and reflect on unconscious conflicts; work through dreams; and build resilience.
Most of my clients are smart, creative and savvy professionals, and they usually have a pretty good sense of why they're seeking help. It may be due to relationship challenges. It may due to managing ADHD, depression or anxiety. It may be due to managing the pressures of work or of family. What my clients have in common is the desire to work closely on their challenges, and the ability to make a connection with their therapist, in this case, me!
Anxiety is so debilitating, leaving you feeling overwhelmed and exhausted, like nothing you do is enough and constantly worried something bad will happen. You suffer in silence, looking okay on the outside but falling apart on the inside. Most of all you just want to feel like things will be okay! I want you to know it is absolutely treatable! EMDR & DBT are powerful proven therapies to bring you relief and healing at the root cause. You can feel free from the anxiety and fear holding you back.
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As a past and present client of mental health as well as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, I make these parts of my identity known as a means of visibility and normalization. I believe in an integrative and holistic approach to therapy. My focus is on working with individuals as well as families and couples to improve relational dynamics and achieve emotional wellness for everyday functioning.
What I love about therapy is the journey, helping my clients, as they identify and enact value driven choices, accomplishing goals that promote actualizing the meaningful life in which they envision. In a welcoming, judgement free, sex-positive, affirming environment, together in partnership with you. You and I will mindfully customize my approach to meet your unique needs and comfort level, to bring about growth and change that goes beyond relieving distress.
I was a client myself. I have faced numerous challenges, including divorce, anxiety, substance abuse, cancer survival, family dysfunction, financial instability, encounters with the justice system, childhood abuse, traumatic events, job loss, parenting struggles, and the deaths of loved ones. My clients love that I relate and empathize. My clients range from teens to seniors, encompassing individuals, families, and couples from diverse cultural, socio-economic, and demographic backgrounds.