About Josh
Josh Steele is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Washington. He helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, addiction, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, career questions, ADHD, and other life changes. His approach is warm and collaborative, and he aims to make the first steps into therapy feel straightforward and manageable.
Josh keeps sessions practical and focused on what matters most to the person in front of him.
How Josh works
He listens carefully, asks clear questions, and works with clients to set meaningful goals. He uses tools that help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different ways of responding to thoughts and feelings. Over nine years of practice he has helped clients work through issues like low self-esteem, anger, bipolar mood concerns, eating struggles, compassion fatigue, and problems with intimacy.
He draws on a mix of approaches to match each person's needs rather than relying on a single technique. In sessions Josh emphasizes collaboration and respect. He aims to create a space where people can talk through difficult topics, experiment with new skills, and track small changes that add up.
Many people appreciate practical strategies combined with time to make sense of their story. To get started clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability. Sessions are offered in English and conducted online through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Josh lists 6 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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Washington |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and how online therapy fits
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thought patterns and choose actions that match their values. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and coping when life feels stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with concrete exercises and practice between sessions. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy and creating a nonjudgmental space so people can find their own solutions and build self-understanding.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Josh will collaborate with each person to decide which methods are most helpful based on their goals and current needs. He often blends elements from different approaches and adjusts them over time so the plan fits what a person wants to change and how they prefer to work.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for a quieter check-in. Live chat and messaging are helpful for short updates, coaching-style exchanges, or when scheduling shorter, more frequent touchpoints. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the therapeutic work clear and goal oriented.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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