Garrison Draves, LCSW

Garrison Draves is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Arizona with seven years of professional experience supporting adults through life challenges. He focuses on practical, strength-based work with clients facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family conflicts, depression, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, anger, and self-esteem concerns. He also addresses career difficulties, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and related areas such as communication problems, substance use, guilt and shame, isolation, and issues common to veterans and young adults.

Garrison approaches therapy with the belief that each person is the expert in their own story and that they bring resources and resilience to the process. He combines collaborative listening with evidence-informed techniques to help clients identify goals, test new strategies, and build sustainable skills for coping and growth. Seeking change is a courageous first step, and Garrison aims to support and empower people as they move toward a more fulfilling and balanced life. As an LCSW, he draws on clinical training and hands-on experience to tailor care to each clientâs needs and preferences.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Garrison integrates evidence-based methods to help clients set clear goals and make achievable changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and patterns and developing practical skills to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. Motivational Interviewing helps people resolve ambivalence about change by exploring their values and strengthening internal motivation for recovery from addictions or for lifestyle shifts. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes clients' strengths and past successes to design small, targeted steps toward desired outcomes, making it useful for relationship issues and life transitions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Garrison works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their goals, preferences, and circumstances. He adapts strategies over time so care remains responsive to progress and changing needs.

Online therapy offers flexible options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to maintain continuity during life changes. These formats allow licensed professionals and therapists to deliver consistent, goal-focused work without requiring in-person visits, supporting access and convenience for many clients.