Therapist profile
Joyce Voltaire Huertas, LCSW
Connecticut
LCSW - Relationships and Codependency
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Connecticut / 010886
- NPI
- 1578194650
- Experience
- 9 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Connecticut
About
- Attachment-Based focus
- CBT techniques
- Boundary work
About Joyce
Joyce Voltaire Huertas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Connecticut with nine years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, depression, grief, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem.
Joyce uses practical, person-focused methods to help people who keep putting others first. She helps people notice patterns like people-pleasing, trouble saying no, and losing themselves in relationships. She also supports those coping with caregiving stress, chronic illness, career shifts, and the specific strain that can come from codependent dynamics.
Her work blends Attachment-Based ideas with Client-Centered and Cognitive Behavioral techniques. Sessions often look at how early connections shape current relationship patterns. They also include concrete tools for managing anxiety, setting clearer boundaries, and changing unhelpful thinking.
Joyce pays attention to cultural background and life context. She offers a direct, nonjudgmental way of talking through difficult feelings and decisions. Practical steps and homework may be part of sessions when helpful.
People meet with her to learn clearer communication and more consistent boundaries. She supports parents and caregivers who feel overwhelmed by others' needs. Joyce helps clients plan next steps for work, relationships, and everyday coping.
How sessions work
How attachment and CBT can work in online sessions
Joyce often uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. That approach focuses on how you relate to others and can help with trust, closeness, and repeating old relationship habits. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets thoughts and behaviors that keep you stuck, offering step-by-step techniques for anxiety, low mood, and people-pleasing. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) is sometimes used to map feelings and moments that trigger reactive responses.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, what has felt helpful before, and how they prefer to work. Together they pick strategies to try and adjust them as progress is tracked.
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day and reduce travel time. It also allows shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or sessions without video when that helps concentration or bandwidth. Ask about how sessions are scheduled and which formats are offered so sessions fit into everyday life.
Areas of focus
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Connecticut
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, depression, grief, intimacy-related issues, anger, low self-esteem, career questions, and codependency.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style combines Attachment-Based, Client-Centered, and Cognitive Behavioral approaches with some mindfulness and emotionally-focused methods. Sessions are practical and focused on changing patterns and improving communication.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of clinical experience working with adults on relationship and emotional concerns.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Connecticut Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Connecticut.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
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