Joshua Peele, LCSW
Calm, practical therapy for life challenges
Details
| Name | Joshua Peele |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | North Carolina |
| Licensed in | North Carolina |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 5 |
About Joshua
Joshua Peele is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina who focuses on practical support for common life struggles. He welcomes people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, parenting challenges, ADHD, mood instability, relationship concerns, and related issues. Joshua writes plainly and aims to meet people where they are in their lives.
Joshua uses a calm, down-to-earth style in sessions. He leans on strengths people already have and works toward real changes they can notice.
Background and approach
He describes his approach as laid back and solution-focused, with an emphasis on empathy and open-minded listening. Clinically, he draws from Narrative Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, client-centered work, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). He combines these perspectives to help people reframe painful stories, notice unhelpful patterns, and practice new skills.
With about five years of experience, Joshua aims to walk alongside people during transitions and hard moments. He helps with both emotional concerns and practical life issues like career stress, caregiving strain, and navigating chronic illness. He also notes additional areas of focus such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment issues, and body image concerns.
Sessions are offered in English and Joshua accepts international clients. He encourages people to start by describing what feels most urgent and then shaping a plan together.
What this therapist works with
His listing names Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief among the things Joshua works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in his listing among his approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Joshua among the ways he works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Joshua among the ways he works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Joshua among the ways he works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Joshua among the ways he works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Joshua among the ways he works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Joshua among the ways he works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Joshua among the ways he works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Joshua among the ways he works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Joshua among the ways he works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Joshua among the ways he works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Joshua among the ways he works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Joshua among the ways he works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Joshua among the ways he works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Joshua directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how he works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Joshua directly how he uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Joshua blends Narrative Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people change how they understand their life stories and build more meaningful days. Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and helps separate the person from the problem, which can reduce shame and open space for new choices. ACT focuses on values and practical actions - it helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck and move toward what matters to them.He also uses Attachment-Based ideas to examine how early relationships shape current patterns. That helps when connection, trust, or repeated relational triggers cause distress. Joshua treats finding the right approach as a collaboration. He will explore your goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before, then try methods that suit your situation and change course if needed.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for a fuller conversation and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited or you prefer no video, live chat and text messaging allow short check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules while still working on narrative reframing, values-based action, and repairing attachment patterns.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Joshua help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief, parenting worries, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar mood issues, and coping with life changes. He also addresses additional areas such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment issues, body image, caregiving stress, and chronic illness challenges.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
His style is laid back and empathic with a strengths-based, solution-focused orientation. Sessions emphasize listening, reframing personal stories, and practicing small, practical steps toward goals.
What is his background and experience?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in North Carolina with about five years of clinical experience working with a range of emotional and life concerns.
Where is he based and licensed?
He is licensed as an LCSW in North Carolina and practices from that state.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and he does accept international clients.
What session formats does he offer?
He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
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