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Understanding and practical counseling for life stress

Joshua Krebs, LPC

10 years in practice · based in Tennessee · sessions in English · online only

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About Joshua

Joshua Krebs is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Tennessee with ten years of clinical experience. He focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship concerns, family issues, and parenting challenges. Joshua writes plainly and listens carefully to understand what feels hardest for each person.

He blends practical, evidence-based techniques with attention to personal values and life meaning. Sessions focus on workable skills for managing anxiety and cravings, clear communication practices for relationships, and steps to repair trust and address guilt or shame.

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Background and approach

He also supports people facing mood changes around pregnancy and childbirth. Joshua has a background that includes working with children, teens, and adults in relationship situations such as dating, engagement, marriage, and divorce. He has spent significant time helping teens and children of divorce navigate transitions and has experience supporting those struggling with addiction.

Before counseling, Joshua spent 15 years working in ministry and nonprofit settings. That background informs his sensitivity to faith, role demands, and vocational stress without assuming any particular belief system for clients. In sessions he mixes existential ideas about meaning with cognitive-behavioral techniques that focus on thoughts and actions.

The work is collaborative and geared toward small, manageable changes that add up over time. People come away with clearer goals, concrete coping tools, and a plan for next steps.

Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care

Joshua integrates cognitive-behavioral techniques that focus on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. This approach helps with anxiety, mood concerns, and managing addictive patterns by teaching concrete coping skills and behavior changes.

He also draws on existential ideas that help people clarify values, find meaning in difficult transitions, and make choices aligned with what matters most. That work can be useful for people facing major life changes or questioning their role and purpose.

Finding the right fit is a collaborative process. Joshua will work with each person to choose approaches that match their goals, needs, and pace. Together they set priorities and try strategies, then adjust the plan based on what helps most.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make counseling work around busy schedules. Video sessions are good for full conversations and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in, live chat can suit shorter exchanges, and text messaging supports ongoing reflections between sessions. These formats offer flexibility to keep progress steady while fitting therapy into everyday life.
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Questions people ask

What concerns does Joshua commonly address?

He helps with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, and parenting struggles. Additional focus areas include communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, men's issues, mood disorders, and pregnancy and childbirth.

What is his therapeutic style like?

Sessions combine existential perspectives with cognitive-behavioral methods to focus on meaning and practical skill building. The approach emphasizes clear communication, coping strategies, and actionable steps.

How much clinical experience does he have?

Joshua has ten years of clinical work experience and additional background from 15 years in ministry and nonprofit roles. That mix informs his work with relationship and role-related stress.

What credentials and location are listed?

He is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - licensed in Tennessee. His practice is based in Tennessee.

Which languages and international clients are supported?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Joshua offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the chosen plan.

How do I get started with therapy?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

What this counselor works with

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Experience
10 years
Licensed
Tennessee
Languages
English