About Joshua
Joshua Blackburn is a licensed professional counselor who helps adults manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. He works with people who are trying to make sense of life changes, improve communication, or regain a sense of direction. Joshua writes plainly and keeps sessions focused on practical steps clients can try between meetings.
He uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and blends those tools with real-world perspective. Sessions aim to identify patterns that cause distress and build small, measurable changes.
Background and approach
Conversations move from understanding what’s happening to testing workable strategies in daily life. Joshua has six years of clinical experience and holds LPC credentials in Tennessee and Virginia. That background supports straightforward problem-solving around midlife concerns, career stress, and men’s issues.
He also helps with grief, caregiver strain, and challenges related to aging and autism spectrum traits. In the therapy room he listens for habits that keep people stuck, then offers exercises to interrupt those habits. Work often includes communication practice, managing strong emotions, and setting boundaries.
Joshua encourages skills that can be used immediately at home or work. Clients who prefer remote care can meet by video, phone, chat, or text messaging. He guides people through a clear first step so they can match with a therapist and begin goal-focused work without extra complication.
Evidence-based approaches and remote care
Joshua draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and measurable change. One common approach is skills-focused work that teaches emotion regulation and coping strategies to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms in everyday life. Another approach emphasizes communication practice and behavior change to improve relationship interactions and solve recurrent conflicts.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Joshua will discuss your goals and preferences, try techniques together, and adjust the plan based on what helps you make steady progress. The aim is to pick methods that fit your situation and to experiment so you can see what works.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and practicing communication skills, while phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, quick coaching, or follow-up between sessions. These formats make therapy more flexible for work schedules, caregiving demands, and travel.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Virginia, Tennessee
- Languages
- English