About Justin
Justin Colwell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California. He supports people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. Justin presents a calm, respectful approach and aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable.
He focuses on practical conversations and clear goals. Sessions tend to center on the problems you bring and the small changes that make daily life easier.
Background and approach
Justin adapts his style to each person instead of following one fixed method. His work is informed by five years of clinical experience. That time includes helping people cope with anger, manage addictive behaviors, and process traumatic experiences.
He also addresses related concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, body image, chronic health challenges, and communication problems. Justin emphasizes sensitivity and compassion in sessions. He listens for what matters most to each person and helps shape a manageable plan.
That plan can include short-term strategies for stress and anxiety alongside longer-term work on self-esteem and relationships. People can expect straightforward talk and collaborative planning. Justin tailors conversations and treatment to individual needs.
He encourages steady progress through small, sustainable steps and supports clients while they practice changes between sessions.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Justin uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and problem-solving. One common approach emphasizes learning practical coping skills to reduce anxiety and manage stress, with exercises you can practice between sessions. Another approach centers on processing difficult experiences and trauma through guided conversations, helping people make sense of what happened and reduce its impact on daily life.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped in the past. Together they will try techniques, track how they feel, and adjust the plan to find what works best over time.
Online therapy offers flexibility that fits many lifestyles. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a more in-depth session is needed. Phone sessions are an option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to share brief updates, get support between sessions, and fit therapy into a busy day. These options help people access consistent care from California or from other locations.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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