About Josh
Josh Holbrook is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Virginia who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, addiction, grief, parenting strain, and struggles with sleep or eating. He also supports people managing attention difficulties, anger, career changes, compassion fatigue, and LGBT related concerns. Josh writes simply and listens carefully so people can say what matters without feeling judged.
He draws on practical, evidence-informed approaches. Sessions often focus on changing unhelpful thoughts and behavior while building helpful coping skills.
How Josh works
He also uses techniques from attachment work and dialectical behavior strategies when they fit the situation. Josh aims to create a calm, straightforward space where people can talk through current problems and set realistic goals. He focuses on small, useful steps that can feel doable between sessions.
Motivational interviewing and strength-based ideas are woven into his work to help people find what fuels their change. Before independent practice he worked in community mental health. That experience exposed him to a wide range of life challenges, including serious trauma and legal problems.
He brings that background into sessions without jargon, explaining options and next steps in clear language. Josh has three years of experience as an LPC. He wants to meet people where they are and help them move toward clearer routines, better mood regulation, and renewed motivation.
Josh lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Josh works with
The areas below are the ones Josh selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Grief
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Sleeping disorders
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Virginia |
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Online support options
Approach-driven care offered online
Josh commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and attachment-based work. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps people spot and change thought and behavior patterns that worsen anxiety, depression, or insomnia. Attachment-based work looks at how past relationships affect current feelings and trust, which can help with trauma, grief, and relationship stress.He also draws on dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills when emotion regulation or intense reactions get in the way. DBT teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions, handling conflict, and tolerating distress for short-term relief.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to the person's goals, needs, and preferences. Together they review what is helping and adjust the plan if another method might fit better.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for in-depth work and visual cues, phone calls can fit a busy day or limited bandwidth, and chat or messaging can be used for brief check-ins or ongoing support between appointments. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, school, and family demands.
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