About Joshua
Joshua Rotkin is a licensed clinical social worker with 17 years of experience helping people manage anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma. He works from New York and supports clients who are navigating relationship challenges, addiction, parenting strain, and identity concerns. Joshua emphasizes clear, practical steps and a respectful listening approach so people feel heard from the first session.
He sees people as the experts on their own lives and builds on individual strengths.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on what matters now and on small, doable changes. Joshua uses straightforward tools to reduce anxiety and improve daily functioning. His background includes work with trauma and abuse, with particular experience supporting older adults.
That experience shapes how he talks about loss, caregiving stress, and age-related concerns. He also brings attention to issues like blended families, adoption and foster care, and multicultural stressors. Joshua draws on Client-Centered Therapy to center each person's perspective.
He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and Solution-Focused Therapy to set concrete goals. These methods are used together to match the client's pace and needs. Sessions are practical and collaborative.
Joshua helps people develop coping skills for anxiety, manage mood shifts, and work on communication and boundaries. He aims to make therapy a useful, manageable part of daily life.
How therapy methods translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's experience without judgment. In online sessions this means the therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what is said, and helps people clarify their goals and values.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers concrete ways to change unhelpful patterns. Online CBT sessions often include brief exercises, thought records, and homework that can be reviewed between meetings to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms.
Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes practical steps and short-term goals. It helps identify what is already working and builds on those successes so clients can try small changes between sessions.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels helpful. Together they shape a plan and adjust methods as progress is made.
Online formats offer flexibility and accessibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for quick reflections, ongoing support, or when writing helps someone process thoughts. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy days and different life situations.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- New York, Connecticut
- Languages
- English
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