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Joy Nussen, LMFT

Experienced mental health professional

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

At a glance

Joy is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

5.0 stars
Clients are very satisfied with Joy. View 76 reviews
Great news, Joy is accepting new clients!
She is normally fully-booked.
Speaks English
Offers Telehealth visits
Licensed in California and Oregon

Recent reviews

very good communicator and i like her

Reviewed November 2024

Only a couple sessions working with Joy as of this review, but I’m really enjoying our time together and very optimistic, eager and excited to continue!

Reviewed November 2024

More about Joy

  • 32 years' experience
  • Female
  • LMFT

Hello and thank you for learning about me!

I am a California and Oregon state Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with over 30 years of experience in a wide variety of settings, working with differing populations and ages. I have helped others who are looking to start or maintain their healing journey or are experiencing obstacles such as depression, anxiety, relationship conflict, addictions and trauma (including multi-generational trauma). My current clinical focus is on individual adult men and women from various ethnic backgrounds. What has become abundantly clear to me, especially since working within a Telehealth format which reaches people far and wide, is that no matter where we are from we all have in common the needs for purpose, meaning and value in our lives.

Those who have worked with me on BetterHelp know that I pay close attention to words, love metaphors, and use humor when it is appropriate to do so. My style is warm and actively engaging and my approach pulls from various sources including solution-focused, dialectical behavior, narrative, and experiential therapies.

I can't believe it has been 4 years already since I joined BH. I have developed a model "in honor" of this milestone. I hope it brings clarity to you as to how I may approach your situation. I look forward to meeting you:

Joy’s CHIPS Model©

… Chipping away at human problems

Cognitive Distortions - checking in on narratives

Communication - listening vs hearing

Comparisons - soul killer

Compassion - Kindness towards Self? Others? Regret & Resentments

Context - environment, culture, religion, health

Control - can/can’t (anxiety/panic, codependency, addictions)

Healthy Distractions - Skills & Tools

Honesty - transparency

Humility - gratitude? narcissism?

I - Am I making it all about me? codependency? narcissism?

I - Interpretations & Assumptions

Patience

Paying Attention - and Mindfulness

Petrified - including fear of feeling better

Physical - health, including its cause for MH issues

Projection - onto others & forecasting

Proof - of assumptions

Purpose

Self-Awareness

Self-Sabotage

Substances

Support System

"Don't cling to a mistake just because you spent a lot of time making it."

― Aubrey de Grey

“To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.”

~ Joseph Chilton Pearce

Specialties

Stress Anxiety Relationship issues Trauma and abuse Grief Depression Addictions Family conflicts Anger management Self esteem Career difficulties Bipolar disorder Coping with life changes Compassion fatigue Abandonment Attachment issues Blended family issues Codependency Communication problems Control issues Divorce and separation Drug and alcohol addiction Emptiness Family of origin issues Family problems Forgiveness Guilt and shame Impulsivity Isolation / loneliness Life purpose Midlife crisis Mood disorders Multicultural concerns Narcissism Post-traumatic stress Self-love Social anxiety and phobia Women's issues Workplace issues

Licenses

Joy Nussen's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124395413.

  • LMFT · California · 28654 · Expires March 2025
  • LMFT · Oregon · T1997 · Expires February 2025

About online counseling

Affordable.
Pay a low flat fee.
Convenient.
Do it at your own time and at your own pace. Communicate whenever you feel it's needed.
Available now.
There is no waiting list and no calls to make. Simply fill out a short questionnaire and send your first message.

Online counseling, also known as teletherapy, is a method of delivering mental health services through digital means such as video conferencing, phone calls, or messaging platforms. It can be an ideal option for individuals who have difficulty accessing traditional therapy due to geographical distance, time constraints, or personal preferences like privacy and comfort. Many people find it easier to open up from the familiarity of their own space.

Teletherapy has been found to be highly effective, with studies showing that it can produce similar outcomes to in-person therapy, particularly for issues like anxiety, depression, and PTSD. The flexibility and accessibility it offers make it a valuable alternative to conventional therapy settings.

Reviews for Joy Nussen

All reviews have been submitted by clients after seeing the provider.

Overall rating:

5.0

76 reviews

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Clients mention: Helped Recommend Helpful Grateful Great Insightful Listens Understanding Easy Incredible

very good communicator and i like her

Reviewed November 2024

Only a couple sessions working with Joy as of this review, but I’m really enjoying our time together and very optimistic, eager and excited to continue!

Reviewed November 2024

I love working with you.

Reviewed November 2024

Joy was very kind!

Reviewed September 2024

Joy is AMAZING! I’m so grateful I matched with her. She has helped me grown and learn about myself and relationships with others. I highly recommend her!

Reviewed July 2024

My therapist is great. She is well versed and has a lot of experience. She is also very resourceful. Whenever I have a problem or issue, she will send me resources that can help me outside of our counseling sessions. I just wish I could schedule sooner appts. Although, when I message her and let her know that I need something sooner, she will message me back to let me know if there is a cancellation or spot available sooner

Reviewed July 2024

Wise and experienced. Down to earth intelligent and caring human. I am grateful to have found her. :)

Reviewed May 2024

She’s awesome, listens and is very helpful. She has a lot of experience and it shows

Reviewed May 2024

Joy is easy to talk to, responsive, and gives good feedback. I feel more grounded when I end a session with Joy.

Reviewed May 2024

Joy is very insightful into the areas of my life that I need some guidance on. I enjoy our sessions together because they are helpful.

Reviewed February 2024

I went through 4 other counselors in 6 months before I started working with Joy, that was over a year ago. Not only has she been easy to work with, I feel like she genuinely cares about my well-being. Highly recommend

Reviewed January 2024

After two sessions I am feeling better. Thank goodness. Our talks focus on the practical things and the internal processes that I am working through. It's my first experience with therapy and I am very optimistic and pleased with the help I am getting.

Reviewed January 2024

Joy has been wonderful in starting my therapy journey. She has very insightful words of support, is kind and understanding. I look forward to continuing this journey in such good hands.

Reviewed January 2024

Joy really cares about me, and gives me excellent advice.

Reviewed December 2023

Joy makes me think and realize things that I need to work on that I didn't before.

Reviewed November 2023

Joy is a fantastic therapist who truly listens and is attentive to her patients’ needs. She knows the correct questions to ask and will work with you to truly resolve the issues you may bring up. Don’t know how she does it but it works!! I recommend Joy to anyone and everyone.

Reviewed September 2023

Joy has been such a joy to have as my therapist. I struggled a lot with looming doubt and being all over the place, but now there's joy in my life! I feel like I can finally breathe and be at peace with myself as a person. Joy is great. Choose joy.

Reviewed August 2023

Experienced & effective therapist. Highly recommend Joy.

Reviewed July 2023

Joy is a light at the end of the tunnel! She is a great listener. She helps me gain more clarity and challenges my status quo by getting me out of my comfort zone. She is always responsive and ensures my questions are answered rather than rushing a conversation. I always look forward to meeting her every week as she is, as her name implies, "JOY"!

Reviewed April 2023

I love working with Joy! She is very easy to talk to and supports me by listening, providing truthful feedback, and helps me navigate my emotions while providing me tools to handle the daily stressors of life.

Reviewed March 2023

I have recommended BetterHelp to numerous people I know!

Reviewed February 2023

she's amazing remembers everything makes your feelings heard and provides different solutions and ideas for problems

Reviewed April 2023

Joy has helped me to listen to myself more, helped me see that I can and should trust myself. In doing so I am learning what my truth feels like and this is helping inform some of my boundaries. I guess I am learning about what works and what doesn’t. I think I’m finding even more of my voice!

Reviewed December 2022

Joy is very experienced and understanding and will give you guidance on the most challenging things in your life life no one else can.

Reviewed November 2022

Joy is a fantastic therapist that is able to see the bigger picture, clarify and put into understandable terms what I am struggling with, and does a great job of finding and addressing the core issue.

Reviewed November 2022

Joy has helped me reframe the way I think about and approach problems in my daily life. She is very resourceful and can usually offer a worksheet, a website, or whatever is appropriate for the situation. One of the qualities that drew me to her as a therapist initially was that her profile said she uses humor, and that made it so easy for me to feel comfortable sharing and bringing my own situation into perspective. Joy has a keen ability to talk through a situation, allow for my tangents, and then guide me back to original topic. I'm so grateful to have worked with Joy! I would recommend her highly.

Reviewed November 2022

Joy is knowledgeable and kind yet straight forward and encouraging! She is inspirational and truly a JOY to work with!!!

Reviewed September 2022

She has been extremely helpful in giving me insight and love the homework

Reviewed September 2022

I did some research on which therapist is right for me. Finally, I found Joy and I believe I made the right choice to go with her. She is a great listener and could called out some issues quickly from my complicated situations quickly after a couple sessions. And she started to offer some skills for me to practice. Hope I can live a better and happier life after get all the issues straighten out. Thank you Joy for all your help and responsiveness!! Look forward to our next session!

Reviewed September 2022

Joy combines experience and maturity with a no nonsense practicality.

Reviewed September 2022

Joy is a great listener and provided good resources for my particular situation. I really appreciate her warmth, humor, insight and knowledge! I highly recommend her.

Reviewed September 2022

Joy is a talented, knowledgeable, no nonsense therapist She gets right to the issues, makes strong useful suggestions and has helped me quickly clarify issues and directly deal. I am highly impressed.

Reviewed July 2022

I have already recommended BetterHelp to friends and people I know! It is a very supportive platform!

Reviewed July 2022

Joy is a fantastic therapist- she is empathetic and understanding while also challenging me where appropriate and helpful. She pushes me to succeed in my relationships, both familial, romantic, and professional.

Reviewed July 2022

She is wonderful!

Reviewed June 2022

I am so happy to have Joy as my therapist.

Reviewed June 2022

Joy has been incredibly helpful in the short time I’ve been working with her, I am deeply grateful to have her support

Reviewed June 2022

Joy is, well, a joy! I've had numerous therapists over the years and Joy is one of the best I've come across. She really helps put things in perspective and helps me look at things from another angle.

Reviewed April 2022

The best!

Reviewed April 2022

Kind and knowledgeable

Reviewed March 2022

Joy is easily the best therapist I have ever had. She is insightful, compassionate, and humorous! She seems to know everything and has helped me to successfully wrangle anxiety, depression, trauma, and codependency. Her expertise and wisdom are just incredible. I am so grateful to have found her.

Reviewed February 2022

Joy is great!!

Reviewed December 2021

Joy has made me realize how important talking to someone really is. She's incredible.

Reviewed December 2021

Joy brings an honest, straight forward approach to her sessions. I really appreciate her candor and her focus on practical applications in addressing my issues. She has helped me tremendously.

Reviewed December 2021

Joy is incredible. Every session leaves me feeling so grateful to have found her. I would highly recommend her to anyone seeking therapy.

Reviewed November 2021

Thank you! Joy is truly instrumental at being able to get at the heart behind the question (the real issue) in a matter of little time. I am impressed with how quickly she distills information to help the person get to that A-ha Moment on their own. Thank you, Joy, for also providing me tangible actions and next steps to move my life forward. She got me out of a rough time and was like the sunshine that parted my mental clouds. Highly recommend.

Reviewed November 2021

Joy is such a gift! I have learned so much about myself and my marriage through her careful listening, questions and advice. She is a game changer and real gift to my life!

Reviewed July 2021

I've been to many therapist over the last decade. I was beginning to think therapy wasn't really for me because I didn't get a lot out of it. Joy Nussen has changed that for me. She's helped guide me through some very challenging situations and emotional history with a kind but firm hand. She challenges me in just the right way, which has been instrumental for my growth and healing. Joy may not be the right fit for everyone but her style is exactly what I was looking for. I can not thank her enough for helping me onto the path I'm walking now. Full five stars!

Reviewed July 2021

Joy is amazeballs. She is incredibly insightful, empathetic, down to earth, and even humorous! We started by working on emotional regulation, anxiety, and depression. She actually helped me become a normal human being with real valid emotions that I can express now without feeling like I'm in crisis! Then, because I finally had that handled after decades of disfunction, we were able to work on setting healthy boundaries, improving relationships, and even addressing some old haunting traumas! I am a different and more balanced person now and it is just awesome! Joy just clicks with me and is honestly the best therapist I have ever had. Highly recommend. Would come here again. 5/5 stars!

Reviewed July 2021

Joy is warm and humorous and gets to the heart of what is really going on. She’s also supportive and highlights strengths/what’s working and helps me set healthy boundaries.

Reviewed April 2021

Joy Nussen has been an amazing to partner with. I feel she is well equipped to help me work through much of what life throws in my path by offering support, comfort and providing me with a plethora of additional tools to help me smartly and healthily navigate my way. She is insightful, patient and honest and helps me to this be way with myself as well. I am very thankful for the help Joy has given me and look forward to continuing to work with her.

Reviewed March 2021

Joy is an incredible therapist. Thoughtful, insightful, funny, and she seems to know everything! She has a million tricks up her sleeve to make my life and relationships better. I have seen massive improvements in my anxiety and relationships since beginning therapy with her. Highly recommended!

Reviewed November 2020

Joy is an incredible counselor and has helped me with a lot this year. She has been a reliable and attentive individual to all my concerns whether big or small. I am extremely grateful for her counseling and her genuine concern for my well being and growth.

Reviewed November 2020

joy is fantastic. she’s honest and straightforward. she tells you want you need to hear to heal.

Reviewed November 2020

Joy listens and understands things that I have not said about how I am feeling. She is extremely insightful, empathetic and attentive. I love working with her to resolve the problems that I have. It makes me confident that I will heal my trauma and learn to understand myself more.

Reviewed November 2020

I have been working with Joy since March and she has helped me change and manage my emotions in so many different aspects of my life. From family, work, romantic relationships, a loved one with addiction, the craziness of the current world... I don't know if I would have my head on straight without her. She has a been a true blessing in teaching me to take care of myself.

Reviewed November 2020

Joy is an amazing person and very educated in her field.

Reviewed September 2020

I appreciate Joy very much. I’ve only done a few sessions with her but she really knows how to dig deep into your traumas and unfold each and every one. Be prepared to be hit with facts when working with Joy. She is super straight up which i love.

Reviewed September 2020

I highly recommend Joy Nussen. She has a rare blend of wisdom, empathy, and positivity that I find to be extremely helpful.

Reviewed August 2020

Joy is very attentive and understanding. She has very good suggestions and useful tools that help me.

Reviewed August 2020

Joy Nussen Is great she listens, really helps to clear stuff up, very good support Very happy with her work.

Reviewed July 2020

Joy has helped me so much in the last year. 2019 was a year of multiple losses for me, so I needed a lot of help with the grief and questions that came with it. I learned a lot about processing grief, setting boundaries clearly, and understanding my familial messaging. I don't think I would have been able to make such big strides in the past months without her help, and I am so grateful for the time and energy she gave in helping me! Thank you, Joy!

Reviewed July 2020

Joy has helped me tremendously over the last few months. She was direct and offered tangible activities and handouts that were very helpful. She was able to ask questions that uncovered underlying issues. Joy is a very skilled therapist and I would recommend her to anyone needing some help in getting past issues and ready to find relief.

Reviewed July 2020

AUTHENTIC! Honest, compassionate, understanding and so helpful. I’ve only had one session so far (already scheduled my second with her!) and I am already feeling like she might be the one to really help me heal. She hears me, not just listens; giving me the right tools and tips for what works best. I am so grateful!

Reviewed May 2020

Joy Nussen is the best thing that has happen to my life. She listens and gives very constructive was to help and if you are truly ready to help yourself she will provide all the necessary tools. So glad I found the perfect counselor for my needs.

Reviewed May 2020

What I like about BetterHelp is that it's easy to "shop around" for the right fit. I found Joy on my third try. I really like working with her. She takes me as I am and works with me. She listens and offers insight and resources without being pushy or judgmental. She's a good egg, and that's important. I trust her.

Reviewed April 2020

Joy is great!!!!

Reviewed March 2020

Joy is awesome!

Reviewed February 2020

My first experience with counseling was with Joy and I immediately saw results and improvements from our first sessions. It's very easy to share things with her, she's extremely kind, calm, and patient. When I have a tangled mess of emotions she can untangle them. I appreciate her wit and charm, she is able to get deeper into an issue efficiently and tactfully. I highly recommend Joy!

Reviewed February 2020

I’ve been working with joy a few months now and am thrilled with the progress made under her guidance. I appreciate her insights and her approach, which is clear and direct. I came to BetterHelp looking for help to change and with Joy, I think I’ve found it.

Reviewed February 2020

So far we have only had one phone session, as I’m really new, but in the short time I’ve been on Better Health she has been a wonderful resource and I really appreciate Joy taking the time to listen to me and help me with MY problems and not just regurgitate some genetic quotes. She’s a real person who I feel cares. And I like that.

Reviewed January 2020

I've only had 2 sessions with Joy so far but in those 2 sessions I've felt something shift inside of me. I have an understanding of myself and a respect for what I've been through that I've never had before. She has help me put that into action and notice how it affects my actions and self talk daily. I had been putting off therapy for years, I'm so glad I got the courage to start BetterHelp and even happier that I chose Joy as my counselor.

Reviewed December 2019

Joy is warm and welcoming. I only ever spoke with her via text but felt her compassion nevertheless. She was encouraging and helped me think through many if my issues to be able to see them more clearly.

Reviewed December 2019

I have had two sessions with Joy and am so appreciative of the self-awareness and strategies I've gained. Joy is supportive and has incredibly powerful insight, and what I love most is that she will challenge you. She takes an active approach and has really helped me to uncover and break through things that I didn't even realize were holding me back. I recommend her very highly.

Reviewed November 2019

Joy is no-nonsense, empathic, helpful, and skilled. She seems to be very tuned in to what people need. She makes helpful suggestions, is patient, and is available when I reach out. I would recommend her wholeheartedly.

Reviewed November 2019

Joy didn't waste any time and cut right to the heart of the matter. I've never had a therapist listen so acutely and quickly, and that allowed us to dive deep on our very first call. Not only was I impressed, but our conversation also brought me a new perspective I hadn't previously considered about myself. It was a very thought-provoking discussion that is still producing fruit. I wholeheartedly recommend her, thank you Joy!

Reviewed November 2019

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Frequently asked questions

Does Joy Nussen offer telehealth visits?

Yes. Joy Nussen works with clients by exchanging messages, chatting live, speaking over the phone, or video conferencing based on what works for the client at that particular time.

What language(s) does Joy Nussen speak?

Joy Nussen speaks English.

How many years of experience does Joy Nussen have?

Joy Nussen has 32 years of experience.

Where is Joy Nussen licensed to practice?

Joy Nussen is licensed to practice in California and Oregon.

Does Joy Nussen accept clients outside of the United States?

No, Joy Nussen does not accept clients outside of the United States.

Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?

Numerous studies support the effectiveness of online platforms in facilitating life changes. For instance, research published by JMIR Publications, conducted by teams from the University of Berkeley, UCSF, and SF General Hospital, found that "users of BetterHelp experienced significantly reduced depression symptom severity after engaging with the platform."

How can I communicate with Joy Nussen?

Joy Nussen can be engaged in any one of four ways: (1) Exchanging messages, (2) chatting live, (3) speaking over the phone, or (4) video conferencing. You can use different ways at different times as you wish, based on your needs, availability, and convenience.

How do I get started with Joy Nussen?

Just tap the CHAT NOW button or tap here: A new window will open and you'll be directed to a simple form that will help start the conversation. Please note: It can take up to a few days to be matched to a therapist.

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