Therapist profile
Justen Gross, LCSW
North Carolina
LCSW - Relationships and Self-Esteem
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, North Carolina / C007525
- NPI
- 1730457854
- Experience
- 20 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- North Carolina
About
- Relationship issues
- Codependency patterns
- Career coaching
About Justen
Justen Gross is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in North Carolina with 20 years of professional experience. He helps people who are stuck in patterns of people-pleasing, difficulty saying no, and losing themselves in relationships. He also works with concerns such as depression, anxiety, stress, career doubts, grief, intimacy-related issues, and parenting strain.
He starts by listening to each person's story and naming the strengths already in place. Sessions focus on practical steps that make daily life more manageable. That can mean clearer communication skills, small boundary experiments, or shifting habits that reinforce unhealthy patterns like codependency and control issues.
Justen uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to break down problems into things you can change. He frames work in concrete terms so people know what to try between sessions. He also offers coaching-style conversations when clients want help with motivation, career choices, or setting achievable goals.
Over two decades he has helped people handle relationship challenges such as commitment worries, infidelity, and family conflict. He also supports those dealing with trauma, abandonment concerns, guilt and shame, and caregiver stress. His approach is steady and practical, aimed at clearer thinking and better choices.
Sessions are conducted in English and reflect the realities of everyday life. People who reach out typically want to stop being driven by others' needs and begin making decisions that reflect their own values. To start, follow the site's process to match and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How evidence-based techniques translate to online sessions
Justen uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide work on relationships, self-esteem, and codependency patterns. One common approach focuses on practical skills training - teaching communication, boundary-setting, and emotion regulation techniques that can be practiced between sessions. This helps people notice old habits and try new responses in everyday situations.Another approach emphasizes problem-solving and goal-focused coaching. It breaks larger issues into small, manageable steps and tracks progress over time, which is useful for career decisions, motivation, and coping with life changes. These methods are straightforward and aim to make change feel doable rather than abstract.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying techniques, reviewing what helps, and adjusting the plan over time.
The biography does not list specific online session formats. Please confirm available session options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people engage from a quieter location. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to an online setting so the work continues between meetings.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he address?
He works with relationship problems, self-esteem, career doubts, depression, anxiety, stress, trauma and grief, and related issues such as codependency and attachment concerns.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and practical coaching. Sessions focus on clear steps, communication skills, and boundary work you can try between meetings.
How much experience does he have?
He has 20 years of professional work experience helping people with relationships, motivation, confidence, career difficulties, and mood concerns.
What are his credentials and where is he licensed?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in North Carolina.
Does he work in languages other than English or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. He is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.