Works with
How Joseph works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California, Missouri
- Years in practice
- 26
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Joseph
Joseph De Vico is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 26 years of experience who helps people facing anger, stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life changes. He focuses on clear, direct work that helps people move from feeling stuck to feeling more in control. Joseph speaks plainly and aims to make sessions practical and goal-focused.
He starts by listening to what matters most to the client and where things feel stuck.
Background and approach
Together they identify patterns that increase stress and anger, and then try new ways of responding. Sessions often include talking through difficult memories, testing new behaviors, and building skills for calmer reactions. Joseph draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide the work.
He encourages small, real-world changes that add up over time. The emphasis is on usable tools rather than long explanations, so clients leave with specific steps to try between sessions. Over his career he has helped people with relationship strain, family issues, workplace stress, caregiving burdens, chronic illness, and identity concerns including LGBT matters.
He also supports people coping with bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue by focusing on daily routines and communication skills. Joseph holds an LMFT credential and practices in Missouri. He offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, and text messaging to fit different schedules.
New clients begin with a short matching questionnaire to help connect them to the right approach.
What Joseph works with
Everything Joseph lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Joseph's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Paranoia
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Workplace issues
Approaches for managing strong emotions online
Joseph uses evidence-based techniques that focus on changing unhelpful patterns and building coping skills. One common approach is skills-based work that teaches practical tools for handling intense feelings, such as grounding strategies, breathing and pacing techniques, and step-by-step behavior changes that reduce reactivity. This kind of work helps with anger, anxiety, and stress by giving clear actions to try between sessions.Another helpful method emphasizes looking at recurring stories and beliefs that keep problems alive. This involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments, so people can see what works and what does not. That approach is useful for relationship strain, low self-esteem, and navigating big life transitions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before, then adjust methods over time. Clients and the therapist decide together which techniques to prioritize and how to pace the work.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video allows face-to-face conversation for skills practice and deeper dialogue, phone can be a quicker check-in or useful when bandwidth is limited, and messaging supports brief updates or ongoing coaching between appointments. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent amid busy schedules.
Questions people ask about Joseph
What kinds of concerns can Joseph help with?
He works with anger, stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family problems, identity and LGBT concerns, coping with life changes, and other listed areas like ADHD and bipolar.
How does he approach therapy sessions?
He listens first, then helps clients spot patterns that fuel strong reactions. Sessions focus on practical steps, testing new behaviors, and building skills for calmer responses.
What is his professional background?
He has 26 years of clinical experience working with a broad range of emotional and life concerns.
Where is he licensed and based?
Joseph is an LMFT licensed in Missouri and California, and he practices out of Missouri.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on his availability.