Joe O’Callaghan

Joe has worked as a clinical social worker & therapist for 32 years. For 27 of those years he worked in the Stamford, CT Public Schools where he is currently the Department Chair for Social Work. In that capacity, Joe supervises 43 social workers and oversees the development of a trauma informed mental health system of care. In addition to his work at GCHR and in the Stamford school system, Joe is an adjunct Assistant Professor at the Silver School of Social Work at New York University.

Joe focuses on providing state-of-the-art mental health services and he works with individuals, families and groups dealing with trauma, grief, life transitions, depression and anxiety, and helping those who have faced significant challenges/issues to create balance and meaning in their relationships, work and life. His areas of expertise are in grief, school based mental health services, trauma informed intervention, trauma informed schools, crisis intervention and management and clinical supervision. He believes that the relationship developed between client and therapist is central to the therapeutic process and positive outcomes for his clients.

Joe has an M.S.W. from Fordham University and a B.A. in psychology from Sacred Heart University. He has a post master’s degree certificate from Smith College School of Social Work in Spirituality and Clinical Practice, and is a Prolonged Grief trained therapist, having studied at Columbia University’s Center for Prolonged Grief. He is trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and also has extensive experience in youth ministry, retreat leadership, contemplative prayer and men’s spirituality.

Joe is licensed in CT and NY.