Joseph Rifici (He/Him), LPCC

Joseph Rifici (He/Him) is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), a credential for independently practicing clinical counseling, with 14 years of experience supporting adults through addiction and a wide range of mental health concerns. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Social and Behavioral Sciences from The Ohio State University in 2006 and completed a Master of Arts in Education in Community Counseling at the University of Akron in 2009.

He began his counseling career at IBH Addiction Recovery Center (Interval Brotherhood Home) in Akron, Ohio, a residential program for chemical dependency. In that setting, he worked as part of a multidisciplinary treatment team and provided individual and group therapy, brief family therapy, crisis intervention, and case management for adult men experiencing addictions and co-occurring mental health disorders. In 2015, he advanced to assistant clinical director, where his responsibilities expanded to supervising counselors and case managers, directing the men’s treatment team, coordinating admissions and discharges, and co-administering an electronic health record system.

Joseph has specialized training in trauma-informed care, motivational interviewing, and addiction treatment, along with advanced training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) through the Beck Institute in Philadelphia. Since 2018, he has worked in private organizations providing therapy to adults with varied concerns. His style is warm and grounded, and he often draws from CBT while tailoring the work to each client’s needs and goals. He lives in Ohio and enjoys reading, listening to music, hiking, spending time with family and friends, and hanging out with his cat, Charlie.