Joe Bray, LPC

Colorado · 9 years in practice

Joe Bray is a Licensed Professional Counselor with nine years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and major life transitions.

License and registration

LPC, Colorado: 0015712 · expires August 2027
LPC, Alaska: 139272 · expires October 2027
NPI: 1376701110 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 9
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Joe

Joe Bray is a Licensed Professional Counselor with nine years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and major life transitions. He practices in Colorado and works with clients from many backgrounds, offering a steady, respectful presence while people talk through hard things. He emphasizes a compassionate, inclusive space where individual stories matter.

Sessions focus on clear goals and practical skills, alongside attention to emotions and values. Clients can expect a calm, listening approach that centers their needs and choices.

Background and approach

Joe often combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy with acceptance-based and cognitive strategies. That means he pays attention to feelings and relationships, while also helping clients notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. Mindfulness and motivational techniques are used when they fit a person's goals.

He has worked with concerns such as process addictions, first responder stress, multicultural issues, and personality-related struggles, as well as common problems like insomnia, parenting strain, and career stress. Joe also supports people dealing with intimacy, infidelity, and LGBT-related concerns. His practice aims to build resilience and clearer decision making.

Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person's comfort. People who want practical tools plus space to process emotion may find his style a good fit.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Joe lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
Depression
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
First responder issues
Infidelity
Multicultural concerns
Personality disorders
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)

Approaches Joe names

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Online support

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on feelings and attachment patterns. In sessions the therapist helps people notice emotional responses and the ways those responses shape relationships and choices. This approach can be helpful for people who want to understand strong emotions and improve close connections.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them. It emphasizes values-based action and small behavior changes that add up over time, which can help with anxiety, depression, and motivation struggles.

Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes the client's perspective and pace. The therapist offers nonjudgmental listening and reflection so people feel heard and can find their own direction. This approach suits those who want a respectful space to explore concerns.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose strategies that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That partnership can shift as progress is made or new issues emerge.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is a quick way to check in, and messaging supports brief updates or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and different routines.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does he address?

He helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep and eating concerns, parenting strain, career challenges, and ADHD-related difficulties.

How would you describe his therapy style?

His style blends attention to emotion with practical strategies. Sessions balance exploring feelings with learning new skills and behaviors.

What is his professional background?

He has nine years of clinical experience working with diverse concerns, including first responder issues, process addictions, multicultural matters, and personality-related struggles.

Where is he based and what credentials does he hold?

He practices in Colorado and holds the credential LPC, with licensure in Alaska and Colorado as AK LPC and CO LPC.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What formats are available for sessions?

Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with him?

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