Garrison Draves, LCSW

Garrison Draves is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who uses practical, goal-focused methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, and relationship or family tensions. He speaks plainly and focuses on small steps that add up to real change. He encourages clients to use their existing strengths as the foundation for progress.

He draws on cognitive behavioral approaches to identify unhelpful thinking and develop healthier habits. Motivational Interviewing is used to clarify a person’s reasons for change and build commitment. Solution-Focused Therapy helps set short-term goals and track concrete wins.

Garrison has seven years of clinical experience and offers straightforward care for depression, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, and intimacy-related issues. He also helps with career pressures, compassion fatigue, and life transitions. Additional focus areas include communication problems, drug and alcohol addiction, guilt and shame, and isolation or loneliness.

Sessions are offered from Arizona and are conducted in English. Garrison frames therapy as a collaborative effort where the client’s priorities guide each session. He aims to make conversations practical, direct, and easy to apply between appointments.

People seeking support for mood shifts, workplace strain, seasonal affective disorder, veterans’ concerns, or young adult challenges will find a therapist who emphasizes clear steps and measurable progress. He invites clients to take small, achievable actions and build from there.

Using CBT, Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Work Online

Garrison draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot patterns in thoughts and behaviors and then try small experiments to shift those patterns. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday problems where thinking and habits keep people stuck.

He also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people clarify what matters to them and build motivation for change. This approach is helpful when someone feels unsure about changing substance use, habits, or routines. Solution-Focused Therapy is applied to set short-term goals and track practical wins, which can be encouraging during busy or stressful periods.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Garrison will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they choose steps that feel doable and meaningful, then adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules. Video is good for in-depth conversations, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging suits short check-ins or quick coping strategies. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on practical change.