- Years in practice
- 5
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Joshua
Joshua Peele is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina who focuses on practical support for everyday struggles. He works with people managing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, ADHD, addictions, and parenting concerns. He aims to meet clients where they are with a calm and down-to-earth style.
He keeps sessions solution-focused and strengths-based. Joshua uses empathy and open-minded listening to help people talk through what’s most urgent. He encourages small, realistic steps that fit into busy lives.
Background and approach
Joshua blends several evidence-informed approaches to tailor sessions to each person. He draws from cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and from acceptance-focused methods to build tolerance for difficult feelings. He also uses attachment-oriented ideas to look at how relationships shape reactions and coping.
Over five years of clinical experience informs his practical work with mood instability, relationship and intimacy-related issues, career concerns, and compassion fatigue. He also supports people dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, identity and attachment questions, and complex medical or caregiving stress. Sessions are offered through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules.
Joshua accepts clients in English and can work with people located outside the United States. To begin, visitors complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
What Joshua works with
Everything Joshua lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Joshua helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Joshua lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on identifying values and taking small, meaningful actions even when emotions are uncomfortable, which can help with anxiety, depression, and parenting stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to shift unhelpful patterns and manage mood or attention differences.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Joshua will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and life circumstances. That choice can change over time as progress is made and priorities shift.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls provide face-to-face interaction when visual cues are helpful. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging allow for brief check-ins, notes between sessions, or ongoing coaching-style support. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy days and keep momentum between appointments.
Questions people ask about Joshua
What kinds of concerns does Joshua help with?
He supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar mood issues, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
Joshua uses a laid-back, empathetic, and strengths-based style that stays solution-focused. He aims to meet clients where they are and work at a pace that feels manageable.
What experience does he bring?
He has five years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional, behavioral, and life stress concerns.
Where is he licensed and practicing?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in North Carolina.
Which languages and international options are offered?
Sessions are offered in English, and he accepts clients located outside the United States.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are costs structured?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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