Joseph Barnes, LCSW

Joseph Barnes is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who focuses on relationship counseling across a wide range of settings, from intimate partnerships to workplace and organizational relationships. He centers his work on improving communication, recognizing that communication breakdowns often underlie relationship difficulties, and he helps clients reframe interactions so they can move toward healthier outcomes.

He adapts his approach to fit the context of each relationship, whether professional, casual, structural, or mutually beneficial. Joseph draws on evidence-based methods including Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness practices, Solution-Focused techniques, and Trauma-Focused interventions to tailor care to each person’s needs.

Known for a calm and compassionate style, Joseph emphasizes understanding and practical strategies. He works with people managing abandonment issues, depression, jealousy, trust concerns, anger, insecurity, relationship strain, everyday life challenges, and forgiveness. He also supports those facing trauma and post-traumatic stress, grief, parenting and fatherhood concerns, intimacy issues, career transitions, and compassion fatigue.

Joseph has lived in multiple regions around the world and brings that open-minded perspective into his work. He has experience supporting veterans as well as newlyweds and partners seeking to maintain healthy relationships. He aims to meet each client where they are and help them develop clearer communication, stronger connection, and more effective coping skills.