Therapist profile
Joseph Stoyas, LCSW
Illinois
LCSW - Anxiety and Codependency concerns
Continue with JosephWhere Joseph stands
- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Illinois / 149.030221
- NPI
- 1851263701
- Experience
- 3 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Illinois
About
- Attachment work
- DBT skills
- Client-centered
About Joseph
Joseph Stoyas is an Illinois licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with three years of professional experience. He works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and low self-esteem. Joseph also lists codependency and related attachment concerns among his focus areas.
He uses straightforward conversation to identify what's causing distress and which patterns keep repeating. Sessions tend to focus on understanding relationship patterns, building clearer boundaries, and developing skills to manage intense emotions. Joseph names attachment issues, abandonment, and self-worth struggles as frequent topics in his work.
Joseph combines several therapeutic approaches to match a person’s needs. He draws on attachment-based ideas to look at early relationship patterns. He uses client-centered methods to follow what matters most to the individual. Dialectical behavior therapy techniques can be used to teach emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills.
People often come to him when they keep putting others first, struggle to say no, or feel stuck around someone else’s drinking or moods. He frames therapy as a practical place to practice different ways of relating and responding. Joseph asks questions, offers observations, and works with each person to try out new behaviors between sessions.
He conducts work in English and bases his practice in Illinois. Joseph notes that getting started requires a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session through the site’s online options.
How sessions work
Approaches used online and how they help
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns that began in early relationships and how those patterns show up now. It can help when people feel overly responsible for others or struggle to rely on others without anxiety. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters most. It helps people clarify their values and make decisions without pressure. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for handling strong emotions, reducing impulsive reactions, and improving moment-to-moment coping.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Joseph will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and preferences. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as things change. That collaborative approach helps link techniques to everyday problems like people-pleasing or managing urges.
The biography does not specify which online session formats are used, so confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into workdays, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people use quieter surroundings or avoid being on camera when that suits them. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to what each person needs and to practical scheduling constraints.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, low self-esteem, and related concerns such as codependency and attachment issues.
How would he describe his therapy style?
He uses direct conversation and practical exercises. His style blends attachment-based listening, client-centered conversation, and DBT skills training when helpful.
How much experience does he have?
He has three years of professional practice as an LCSW in Illinois.
Where is he licensed and based?
He is an Illinois LCSW and practices from Illinois.
In what languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does he work with international clients?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
What are the session formats and cost?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; confirm current session options before booking. Cost varies with location and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.