About Joy
Joy Gumm is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience working in Wisconsin. She focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and the hard parts of life. She meets people where they are, listens carefully, and adapts her approach to each person.
Joy aims to make sessions straightforward and useful. She helps people cope with grief, relationship and family problems, parenting strains, and the burnout that comes from caregiving or compassion fatigue.
How Joy works
She also supports those navigating chronic illness, aging concerns, and feelings of isolation. Her work draws on client-centered therapy to follow each person’s lead, cognitive behavioral techniques to spot and change unhelpful thinking, and motivational interviewing to build momentum for change. These tools are used in clear, short-term steps when that fits the person’s goals.
Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. Joy works with clients to set small, realistic steps and to practice skills between meetings. She adapts pacing and methods to match what the person needs that week.
People can expect respectful, down-to-earth support that values their experience. Joy emphasizes practical coping strategies alongside listening and empathy so clients can manage daily challenges more confidently.
Joy lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Joy works with
The areas below are the ones Joy selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Isolation / loneliness
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Wisconsin |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s experience and priorities. In this approach the therapist listens closely, follows the client’s lead, and helps the person identify what matters most. It works well for people who want a supportive space to sort through feelings and decide on next steps.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online sessions use exercises to spot unhelpful thinking and practice new responses, which can help with anxiety, low mood, and stress. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative way to build readiness for change by exploring values and ambivalence; it can help when someone wants to increase motivation for parenting goals, self-care, or other life changes.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options, try methods that fit the client’s goals, and adjust as progress is made. That collaborative process helps make sure the tools match each person’s needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and interactive exercises, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat offers a quick check-in, and text messaging supports brief updates or ongoing support between sessions. These options make scheduling easier and let people fit therapy into busy lives.
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