About Giancarlo
Giancarlo Pia is a licensed social worker with nearly two decades of clinical practice. He holds LMSW and LCSW credentials and works from Michigan. Giancarlo focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, and parenting challenges.
He centers sessions on the person’s own experience and strengths. Giancarlo listens for what matters most, then helps set small, practical steps toward change. He invites clients to decide goals and pace while offering guidance on strategies that fit their life.
How Giancarlo works
His approach blends skills-based work and reflective conversation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas help people tolerate hard feelings while moving toward valued living.
Motivational interviewing is part of his style when someone is unsure about change. This helps clarify motivation and build commitment in manageable ways. Sessions often balance short-term coping skills with attention to longer-term patterns.
Giancarlo has worked with people from the LGBTIA+ community and those who identify as gender fluid or non-binary. He also pays attention to family of origin and blended family concerns when they come up. Over 19 years he has helped people address mood disorders, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and a wide range of life transitions.
People who reach out can expect a straightforward, respectful tone and a focus on practical next steps. Giancarlo aims to support each person in finding strategies that fit their daily life and values.
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What Giancarlo works with
The areas below are the ones Giancarlo selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Guilt and shame
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LMSW, LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 19 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How his approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values while learning to live with difficult emotions. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to change mood and functioning. This approach is practical for anxiety, mood disorders, and many daily struggles.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental stance where the therapist follows the person’s lead and fosters a safe space for exploration. It is helpful for building self-understanding and working through relationship or identity concerns. Giancarlo will work together with each person to decide which methods feel most useful and adjust as goals evolve.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging offer ongoing support between sessions or a way to communicate when typing fits better than talking. These options provide flexibility so people can choose what works for their schedule and comfort.
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