Joseph Myrick, LICSW

Joseph Myrick is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Washington with 19 years of experience. He helps people handle stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, anger, and problems with self-esteem. He also supports people dealing with trauma, grief, parenting strain, mood disorders, and life transitions.

He starts by listening to each person's story and recognizing the strengths they already bring. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking rather than long theory. He encourages straightforward goals you can try between sessions and tracks what helps and what does not.

Joseph uses tools drawn from cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused methods. That means you can expect work on unhelpful thought patterns, exploring motivation for change, and small experiments to test different responses. These tools are used to address anger, addiction, and everyday stresses in concrete ways.

He pays attention to patterns that lead to impulsive reactions, control issues, and communication problems. He also works with people facing first responder challenges, veteran concerns, and the effects of shame or guilt. The aim is to reduce reactivity and build clearer choices in tense moments.

Practical steps, steady feedback, and clear goals are central to his practice. To begin, he asks about current struggles and what someone wants to change. From there he and the client set short-term targets and review progress over time.

How his approaches work in online sessions