Joseph Guzzi, LICSW, LCSW

Joseph Guzzi is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Utah. He has nearly 30 years of experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, anger, trauma and depression. He offers online counseling and focuses on restoring the hurts of the past so daily life feels more manageable.

Joseph keeps sessions direct and practical. He uses a range of evidence-based therapeutic techniques to support people working through abandonment, attachment struggles, addiction and mood concerns. He also addresses communication problems, commitment and control issues, body image concerns, and challenges that arise from blended families and divorce.

His work emphasizes skills people can use between sessions. He blends teaching, coaching, and talk therapy to build tools for emotion regulation and healthier relationships. He also brings experience with substance and alcohol use issues and 12-step recovery approaches when those are relevant to a person’s goals.

Clients can expect steady, respectful care focused on real-world change. He describes himself as empathic and dependable, offering clear interventions and short-term goals alongside longer-term healing work. That combination is meant to help people move from surviving toward greater balance.

Joseph trained at the University of South Florida, where he completed both a Bachelor of Social Work and a Master of Social Work. Over decades of practice he has worked in individual, couples, family and group settings and draws on that breadth to match methods to each person’s needs.

Evidence-based approaches and how online work can help

Joseph uses proven therapeutic techniques that combine structured skill-building with deeper healing work. One approach emphasizes teaching coping and emotion regulation skills so people can manage anxiety, anger and mood swings more effectively; this involves short exercises and homework to practice between sessions. Another focuses on addressing trauma and past hurts through paced talk therapy and strategies to reduce the ways those memories affect daily life, which can help with grief, dissociation and relationship patterns.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before, then try methods that fit the person’s needs. Adjustments are made over time so the work stays focused and useful.

The profile indicates online counseling is offered, so ask to confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow ongoing contact when life is changing. It can also let people use shorter check-ins when needed or choose sessions that better match their schedule and energy levels.