About Joseph
Joseph Youngblood is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) based in North Carolina. He brings 33 years of clinical experience to his work and draws on a long personal recovery journey from alcohol use. He speaks English and blends practical skills with conversational, down-to-earth support.
Joseph focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, grief, sleeping and eating problems, and substance use concerns. He also helps people facing trauma, anger, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and major life changes such as separation or caregiving stress.
How Joseph works
He lists a wide range of related areas including attachment and abandonment issues, chronic illness and pain, and communication or control problems. In sessions he uses approaches that center on values, thoughts, and present-moment awareness. Joseph incorporates acceptance and commitment ideas alongside cognitive behavioral strategies and mindfulness practices.
He also integrates client-centered listening and elements of dialectical behavior work when helpful. Joseph’s background includes decades of clinical work with diverse populations in the United States, Europe, and Asia, and experience in military settings. He emphasizes practical, step-by-step coping tools and honest conversation.
He draws on his own recovery to offer perspective to people dealing with addictions and relapse prevention. People who choose Joseph can expect straightforward language, calm pacing, and help making realistic changes. He offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
Joseph lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Joseph works with
The areas below are the ones Joseph selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 33 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Joseph uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters to them and take small, value-based steps forward. ACT often focuses on accepting difficult feelings while committing to action that aligns with personal goals. He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test new behaviors. CBT offers practical exercises and homework that can reduce anxiety, depression, and problem habits over time. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about symptoms, goals, and preferences and then tailor methods in a collaborative way. That lets sessions stay focused on what the person wants to change or manage. Online formats make this flexibility easier. Video calls work well for full sessions with face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited or a check-in fits into a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer shorter, written check-ins or need support between longer sessions. These options let people fit therapy into busy schedules and try different formats to see what helps most.Start online instead of waiting
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