Works with
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LICSW, LCSW
- Licensed in
- Arkansas, Minnesota
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Joey
Dr. Joey Gardner is a licensed clinical social worker with a doctorate in social work and a master’s in information technology health informatics. He draws on 12 years of clinical experience across school-based, inpatient, and outpatient settings.
His background includes care coordination work to help people connect with local resources. He practices in Arkansas and conducts sessions in English. Joey uses an interactive counseling style that leans on cognitive behavioral ideas and solution-focused techniques.
Background and approach
In sessions he helps people spot unhelpful thinking, try small experiments, and build practical skills that suit daily life. He also uses motivational interviewing to support commitment and change when clients feel stuck. People come to him for stress, anxiety, depression, anger, self-esteem, and help managing life changes.
He also supports concerns like workplace conflicts, communication problems, parenting strain, impulsivity, and compassion fatigue. Career questions, relationship and intimacy challenges, and ADHD-related struggles are within his focus areas. His work often centers on clear goals and concrete steps.
Sessions typically include short skill-building exercises, problem-solving conversations, and planning for next steps between meetings. Joey aims to help each person leave therapy with tools they can use in everyday moments. He emphasizes collaboration and practical progress rather than long lectures.
Clients who prefer straightforward feedback and measurable steps tend to find his approach direct and useful. The goal is steady forward movement toward the changes a person wants.
What Joey works with
Everything Joey lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Joey's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Communication problems
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Joey lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Dr. Gardner commonly uses cognitive behavioral ideas and solution-focused techniques in online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people notice patterns of thought and behavior that worsen stress or anxiety, then try specific strategies to shift those patterns. Solution-focused therapy emphasizes clear, short-term goals and practical steps to move toward what a person wants to change.He also draws on motivational interviewing to strengthen a person’s own reasons for change when motivation feels low. Together these approaches are used collaboratively; the therapist and client decide which methods fit the situation and adjust them over time based on progress and preference.
Online formats offer flexibility for people balancing work, school, or family demands. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction similar to in-person sessions. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to send quick updates, work through brief exercises, or fit therapy into a busy day without scheduling a full call.
Questions people ask about Joey
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes, among other concerns such as workplace issues and ADHD-related struggles.
What is his counseling style like?
The approach is interactive and practical, using cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused methods to set goals and try small, manageable changes.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 12 years of experience across school-based, inpatient, and outpatient settings as well as care coordination work.
What credentials and location does he hold?
He holds LICSW and LCSW credentials listed as MN LICSW and AR LCSW and practices in Arkansas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people from other countries work with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How are costs and the subscription handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.