Joseph Fifield, LMHC

Joseph is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of New York. He specializes in anxiety and stress reduction, self-esteem, worth and identity issues, anger management, relationship issues, and depression. Joseph offers a warm and safe atmosphere where his clients explore and gain insight about themselves and their relationships. In therapy, issues to be resolved will be addressed with the idea that self-awareness leads to choice, responsibility and change. Joseph has had success utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Mindfulness-based Cognitive Techniques (MBCT) and Solution Focused Brief Treatment (SFBT) into his therapeutic approach.

Prior to starting private practice Joseph worked as a counselor at an employee assistance program (EAP) providing short-term, evidence based therapy to employees of over 200 companies. In a former role, Joseph served as a social worker with the Visiting Nurse Service of New York working with individuals, couples and families in Queens, NY. He began his voyage into therapy at the Psychological Services Institute in Manhattan where he was trained in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. He also served as an academic counselor for over two years at a private English academy in Japan. He has participated in multiple trainings that include: Anger Management, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Short-term Solution Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for trauma and PTSD, sex therapy and sexual dysfunction, grief counseling, substance abuse and dual diagnosis, crisis intervention and risk assessment, cultural competency, and violence prevention. 

License: New York State, Active

Education: MSEd Mental Health Counseling, Fordham University 2010
BA Economics, Fordham University 2001