About Joshua
Joshua "Josh" Jouza helps people who are dealing with depression, anxiety, mood concerns and related struggles. He meets adults and adolescents aged 13 and up and offers straightforward, practical support for everyday problems. Josh uses clear language and a calm approach so people can focus on change rather than confusion.
Josh earned a Master of Science in Counseling from National Louis University in 2014 after completing a bachelor’s degree in Applied Sociology and Political Science at Lewis University.
Background and approach
He completed a one-year internship at the Counseling Center of Illinois where he worked with people affected by substance use, provided counseling to DUI offenders, and ran anger management groups. Those early roles shaped his skill at handling crisis moments and running structured group work. Following the internship Josh spent years doing community outreach and crisis work.
That experience led to a broader view of how stress, trauma, and life events affect daily functioning. He now carries eleven years of overall experience into his clinical work and draws on that background during assessment and planning. Josh is an IL LCPC - a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - who focuses on depression, anxiety, bipolar and related mood disorders.
He also works with issues such as parenting strain, relationship conflict, addiction recovery, sleep troubles, anger, and low self-esteem. Sessions aim to give concrete tools and short-term strategies along with space to process harder emotions. In sessions Josh blends client-centered listening with evidence-informed methods.
He uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing and solution-focused work to help people set goals, try new behaviors, and manage symptoms over time.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Josh blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral and mindfulness tools. Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding the person’s experience and building a trusting conversation so people feel heard and ready to change. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviors interact and gives practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness therapy adds attention-training and present-moment awareness to reduce reactivity and improve mood and sleep.Choosing a method is a team effort. Josh works collaboratively to figure out which approach or combination matches a person’s goals, needs, and everyday life. He adjusts techniques over time based on what is working and what isn’t, so therapy stays relevant and focused on progress.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care fit into busy schedules. Video is useful for full conversations and exercises, phone can be a lighter check-in with lower bandwidth needs, and chat or text work well for short updates or when written reflection helps. These options give flexibility for people juggling work, school, parenting, or health concerns.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English