My name is Joe Girillo. I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist.
I operate my private practice near Los Angeles, where I provide psychotherapy to individuals, couples and families.
I earned my Master’s degree in 2009 in Marital & Family Therapy at Pacific Oaks College in Pasadena, CA with a heavy emphasis on diversity and anti-bias sensitivity.
I have been involved in the Los Angeles County mental health field since 1999, in acute psychiatric environments since 2004, 7 years at Las Encinas Hospital Pasadena and 7 more at Adventist Health Glendale. This work has included treating patients with a broad spectrum of mental illnesses, from mood disorders to psychosis, active suicidality to chemical dependency and other addictive behaviors just to name a few.
My training at the Georgiana Rodiger Center was primarily in the tradition of Psychodynamic & Object-Relations theory and Family Systems theory, but my approach is “eclectic” in the sense that I work with each client with their type of issue in the way that will best fit their needs, not mine.
Among other modalities, I use dream journaling as a therapeutic tool to understand the interplay between the psychological and spiritual lives of my clients.
I spent the 5 years previous to my hospital work in community mental health, serving homeless teens in Hollywood, incarcerated adolescents at Central Juvenile Hall & underserved communities thru middle school & in-home therapy in Central & East L.A., where I counseled teens in trouble, young adults, and blended family couples.
Please feel free to call, text or email me at any time and I will be happy to return that message as soon as my schedule permits. My private cell phone number for voice and text is (951) 206-1548 and my email address is jgirillo@runbox.com
Client Focus:
- Adolescents
- Adults
- Individuals
- Couples
- Families.
Treatment Orientation:
- Attachment-based
- Eclectic
- Family/Marital Systems
- Integrative
- Mindfulness-based
- Psychodynamic.
Specialties:
- Alcohol &Drug Abuse
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Men’s Issues
- Personality Disorders
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Spirituality
- Suicidal Ideation
Web Presence:
- https://joegirillolmft.com/
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/joe-girillo-lmft-pasadena-ca/236572
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-girillo-8751798
- www.facebook.com/Joe-Girillo-LMFT
- www.instagram.com/joegirillolmft/
- twitter.com/JoeGirilloLMFT
- https://www.sgvcamft.org/Sys/PublicProfile/4375709
- http://www.jjdesantis.com/My_Homepage_Files/Download/ESGV%20Directory.pdf
Memberships:
- CAMFT (California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists)
- CAMFT (San Gabriel Valley chapter)
- ESGVMHPA (East San Gabriel Valley Mental Health Professionals Assoc.)
- GAMHPA (Glendale Area Mental Health Professionals Assoc.)
Awards & Certifications:
- National Hospital Hero Award Nominee 2016
- Certified Bereavement Facilitator 2017