About Joshua
Joshua "Josh" Jouza is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Illinois with 11 years of experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety and addresses related concerns like depression, sleep issues, anger, and addictions. Josh aims to create a calm space where people can talk through what’s most pressing for them and find manageable steps forward.
Josh trained in counseling after earning a Master of Science in Counseling from National Louis University in 2014.
Background and approach
Early in his career he completed an internship at the Counseling Center of Illinois working with people in substance abuse programs, court-mandated groups, and anger management classes. Those experiences shaped his practical approach to problem solving. In sessions he draws on client-centered methods to build a trusting relationship and uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking patterns.
He also incorporates mindfulness practices for stress and sleeping problems and motivational interviewing when people want help making changes. Solution-focused strategies help set specific, short-term goals. Josh works with a wide range of concerns that often overlap, including relationship and family challenges, parenting stress, mood disorders, trauma and abuse, body image and self-esteem, and issues around impulsivity or codependency.
He aims to keep strategies clear and doable so progress feels steady. People who value direct feedback and collaborative planning tend to find his approach helpful. Sessions are offered in English and are available through multiple online formats to fit different schedules.
How Josh Uses Practical Approaches Online
Josh blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques to help people identify problems, set clear goals, and try new behaviors. Client-centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and working at the client’s pace to build a helpful relationship. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioral changes to reduce anxiety and improve mood.He also uses mindfulness strategies to teach simple breathing and attention exercises that can reduce stress and improve sleep. These approaches are explained in plain terms and practiced together, so the person and therapist decide what fits best. Identifying the right mix is collaborative - Josh helps people try approaches and adjusts based on what feels useful and realistic.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Video works well for longer therapy sessions and demonstrations of calming exercises, while phone calls can be a good choice when bandwidth is low. Live chat or text messaging can suit quick check-ins, goal tracking, or brief support between sessions. These options give flexibility to continue work when schedules are tight or travel is involved.
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What this therapist 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
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